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Duncan McKenzie

Former Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Everton, Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers footballer.

Duncan McKenzie enjoyed an impressive football career, playing over 300 matches and scoring more than 100 goals. He is remembere...

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Alan McInally

Loveable Sky Sports pundit.

Alan McInally enjoyed a successful professional football career, playing in England, Germany, and Scotland, before transitioning...

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Sammy McIlroy

The last ever Busby Babe.

Sammy McIlroy enjoyed a distinguished football career, playing for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Bury, Preston...

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John McGovern

Former Derby County and Nottingham Forest footballer.

John McGovern made history by becoming the youngest player to feature in all four divisions of the Football League by the age of...

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David May

Known for an almost ten year stay with Manchester United, David has also worked as a pundit and commentator for MUTV.

Renowned for his nearly decade-long tenure with Manchester United, David remains a devoted fan of the club, frequently attending...

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Alvin Martin

Former West Ham and England defender.

Alvin began his football journey with Everton, joining the Merseyside club as a schoolboy. However, in 1973, he left Goodison Pa...

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Lou Macari

Played for Celtic, Manchester United, Swindon Town and was capped 24 times by Scotland.

Lou enjoyed a distinguished football career, playing for top clubs including Celtic, Manchester United, and Swindon Town, and ea...

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John Lukic

A True Goalkeeping Legend.

John Lukic enjoyed an illustrious football career spanning over four decades, making more than 700 appearances for Leeds Uni...

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Matt Le Tissier

Former Southampton Legend.

Matt Le Tissier is widely celebrated as a true Southampton legend. Retiring at the end of the 2002 season, he remains an ico...

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Rob Lee

Played for England between 1994 and 1998, scoring twice in 21 appearances.

Rob Lee began his professional football journey at Charlton Athletic, graduating from the club’s academy and est...

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Mark Lawrenson

Former Match of The Day analyst who played 356 times for Liverpool.

Mark Lawrenson is widely regarded as one of the most stylish and accomplished defenders in football history. A key figure in...

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Steve Kindon

Former Burnley, Wolves and Huddersfield Town footballer.

Steve Kindon, fondly known as Kindo, is one of football’s genuine characters and a fantastic raconteur whose anecdotes and...

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Alan Kennedy

Former Newcastle United, Liverpool, Sunderland and England Footballer.

Alan Kennedy began his football journey in the youth ranks at Newcastle United before being signed by Bob Paisley for Liverp...

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Kevin Keegan OBE

Former Liverpool, Southampton, Newcastle United and England footballing Legend.

Bill Shankly’s £35,000 swoop for Kevin Keegan from Scunthorpe in May 1971 remains one of the most astute transfer moves i...

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Steve Howey

Played more than 300 times in the Football and Premier Leagues.

Steve Howey enjoyed a distinguished football career, making over 300 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League. ...

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Ian Holloway

One of the most beloved characters in English football.

Ian Holloway enjoyed an impressive playing career, beginning with his time at his boyhood club, Bristol Rovers, before moving on...

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Steve Hodge

Former Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Tottenham and England Footballer.

Steve Hodge enjoyed an illustrious career spanning almost 20 years, playing for some of the most iconic clubs in English footbal...

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Craig Hignett

Former Crewe Alexandra, Middlesbrough, Barnsley & Blackburn Rovers footballer.

Craig Hignett enjoyed a successful football career spanning over a decade, with notable spells at Crewe Alexandra, Middlesbrough...

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John Hartson

Former Luton Town, Arsenal, West ham United, Wimbledon, Coventry City, Celtic, WBA and Wales International footballer.

John Hartson is an inspiring motivational speaker whose courageous battle with cancer has earned him widespread admiration. ...

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Paul Harrison

Known as "The Rochdale Referee".

Paul Harrison, also known as The Rochdale Referee, officiated in the Football League for 10 years, becoming the first referee f...

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Perry Groves

Former Arsenal Footballer and supporters favourite.

Perry Groves is best known for his time at Arsenal, where he remains a beloved figure among the club’s fans.

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Bruce Grobbelaar

Former Liverpool and Zimbabwe International goalkeeper.

Signed by Bob Paisley from Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps for £250,000 in March 1981, Bruce Grobbelaar was thrust into t...

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Andy Gray

Former Dundee Untied, Aston Villa, Wolves, Everton, WBA, Glasgow Rangers and Scotland Striker.

Andy Gray has made significant contributions to the world of football broadcasting, from his early days on Andy Gray’...

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Don Goodman

Former Bradford City, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers Footballer.

Don Goodman began his football career at Bradford City, where his debut season helped the club win the Division Three champi...

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Barry Fry

Former Barnet, Birmingham City and Peterborough United manager, and one of football's real characters.

Barry Fry began his football career as a winger after joining Manchester United as an apprentice. His playing career include...

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Paul Fletcher MBE

Former Bolton, Burnley and Blackpool footballer.

Paul is one of the few professional footballers who have successfully transitioned from the football field to the busi...

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Matt Elliott

Former Torquay United, Scunthorpe United, Oxford United, Leicester City and Scotland defender.

Matt Elliott enjoyed a distinguished professional football career spanning over 16 years, representing clubs including Torqu...

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Dion Dublin

One of England’s best-loved footballers.

Dion Dublin has achieved legendary status at many of his former clubs. From helping Cambridge United rise from the old Fourt...

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Mark Crossley

English-born Wales international football goalkeeper, who plays for Chesterfield in League Two as a Player and Coach.

Mark began his football journey in 1987 as a trainee with Nottingham Forest FC, embarking on a career that spanned over two ...

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Tony Cottee

Former West Ham United, Everton, Leicester City and England striker.

Tony Cottee enjoyed a distinguished football career, representing several top clubs, including West Ham United, Everton, and Lei...

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Steve Claridge

Former Cambridge United, Birmingham City, Leicester City, Wolves and Millwall Footballer.

Steve made a remarkable appearance for Bournemouth in December 2006 at the age of 40, earning the distinction of being one of th...

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Tony Cascarino

Television commentator and journalist.

Tony Cascarino enjoyed an illustrious football career, playing for a range of top clubs, including Gillingham, Millwall, Aston V...

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Steve Bull MBE

The greatest goal scorer in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Steve Bull’s journey to football stardom began at Ocker Hill Infants and Willingsworth High School, where he played for the sc...

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John Beresford

Former Manchester City, Barnsley, Portsmouth, Southampton and Newcastle United Footballer.

John Beresford began his footballing career at Manchester City before going on to play for Barnsley, Portsmouth, Southampton, an...

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Dave Bassett

Well- known for guiding Wimbledon FC to the top flight First Division in the 1980s.

David “Harry” Bassett began his football journey as a defensive midfielder at the semi-professional level, represent...

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John Barnes

Iconic Liverpool footballer & media personality, voted England's greatest ever left-footed player by readers of The Times.

John began his football career at Watford in 1981 before enjoying a stellar decade at Liverpool, where he played a key role ...

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Ron Atkinson

Big Ron himself.

Ron played over 400 matches for Oxford United during their remarkable rise from the Southern League to Division Two in just ...

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Ossie Ardiles

One of the most popular players in Spurs' history.

Ossie Ardiles perfectly embodied Tottenham Hotspur’s philosophy of free-flowing, attacking football. During his 10 seasons in ...

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John Aldridge

Former Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Real Sociedad, Tranmere Rovers and Republic of Ireland International striker.

One of British football’s all-time greatest goalscorers, John Aldridge rose to prominence as a former Kop favourite who bore a...

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Gabriel “Gabby” Agbonlahor

Aston Villa's greatest goal scorer.

“Gabby” Agbonlahor is Aston Villa’s greatest ever goal scorer. A striker who graduated from Aston Villa’s Ac...

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