Category Archives: Players

Born Preston, August 10, 1969 Nigel Jemson’s was an unusual sort of career. Spanning seventeen seasons it both began and ended right at the foot of the Football League. In the early stages of this career Jemson appeared set to make a significant impact on the English game. Despite spending six seasons in the top flight and scoring a cup winning goal at Wembley this never really materialised. He did,… Read Article →

Born Tyldesley, March 4, 1929. Seldom can the career of a footballer have been shaped so totally by the fateful hand of injury as the one of Harold Hassall. Not only was his own career cut dreadfully short by injury but it seemed as though every significant moment in its’ course was destined to be dominated by injury in one form or another. Hassall was first noticed playing football for… Read Article →

Born Manchester, November 13, 1961 As a youngster Alex Williams looked set to make an indelible mark on the pages of football history. Possessing a precocious talent, moving seamlessly through the various junior levels of the England Team and earmarked as the successor to long serving Joe Corrigan at his local club Manchester City, Williams’ path to glory looked ready paved. The prospect of becoming the first high profile black… Read Article →

Do you know the one about the Hungarian centre forward who played for Newcastle, Leeds, both the Sheffield clubs and was the son of a famous movie star?