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Was a professional footballer who had a long career in the English Football League, before continuin

Was a professional footballer who had a long career in the English Football League, before continuing as player and coach in the North American Soccer League (NASL) during the 1970s. Nicknamed "The Duke", Sewell boasts the distinction of never having been booked during his English playing career.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played f

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Derbyshire. Short's debut in first-class cricket came in 1957, the same time that he started representing Derbyshire in the Minor Counties Championship.

Is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the Oaklan

Is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League. He is popularly known as the "Assassin."[1] He was voted to three Pro Bowls (1973-1975) and was a member of one Super Bowl winning team in his nine seasons with the Raiders.

Is an English former footballer and manager.Wile played as a central defender for Sunderland and Pet

Is an English former footballer and manager.Wile played as a central defender for Sunderland and Peterborough United, before joining West Bromwich Albion in December 1970. He spent more than 12 years at Albion, and formed a solid defensive partnership with Ally Robertson.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Davidson played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Davidson made his

Was an amateur English cricketer. Davidson played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Davidson made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire in a single match in 1819 against an early England team. In 1830 Davidson made his debut for the Marylebone

A former Scottish international footballer who spent most of his career with Charlton Athletic.In Oc

A former Scottish international footballer who spent most of his career with Charlton Athletic.In October 1949 the opportunity arose for Hewie to turn professional with English side Charlton Athletic, who had already imported several other South African-based players. He would spend the next 19 years in south-east London, making over 500 appearances[2] for the Addicks and playing in almost every position, including four times as a goalkeeper,[1] when regular custodian Mick Rose was injured.

Is a former New Zealand swimming representative. Alongside Trent Bray, Scott Cameron and Danyon Load

Is a former New Zealand swimming representative. Alongside Trent Bray, Scott Cameron and Danyon Loader he was part of the bronze medal winning 4 by 200 metre freestyle relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Is a former Scottish international footballer who spent most of his career with Charlton Athletic.He

Is a former Scottish international footballer who spent most of his career with Charlton Athletic.Hewie briefly moved into a managerial role as his playing career ended, when he undertook the role of player-manager for non-league Kent side Bexley United.

A retired professional footballer who is known for playing for Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven a

A retired professional footballer who is known for playing for Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven as a midfielder. He was deployed as playmaker thanks to his possession of good passing abilities.On the 26 February 2008, John de Jong retired from football due to an injury he sustained in training in 2005. He was unable to recover even after 35 months of rehabilitation. De Jong has expressed interest in staying at PSV in a non-footballing capacity.

A retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.De Wo

A retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.De Wolf began his professional career with Sparta Rotterdam, making his senior debut in 1983. After two seasons in the team, he departed for FC Groningen where he continued to impress and won a call-up to the Dutch national team in 1987.The defender moved on to Feyenoord in 1989 and after a season outside their first team, he settled into the side and won the Dutch league championship in 1992–93 with the club. He also won three Dutch Cups during a stay of four full seasons.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Deedes made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1822

Was an amateur English cricketer. Deedes made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1822, playing a single match for the club against the Cambridge Town Club. During the same season, Deedes made his first-class debut for Kent against the Maryl

Is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. H

Is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. He has most recently been the Director of Football at Lincoln City. As a player Deehan was a striker who is best known for productive spells with Aston Villa and Norwich City.

Is an English footballer most notable for his career with Exeter City.A central midfielder, he began

Is an English footballer most notable for his career with Exeter City.A central midfielder, he began his career with QPR before joining Plymouth Argyle where he spent four years.

Is a association football defender born in Kettering, who played in the Football League for Rushden

Is a association football defender born in Kettering, who played in the Football League for Rushden & Diamonds. Playing his part in the league 2 Championship winning side. He is a Scotland under-21 international. Dempster represented Scotland at under-20 and under-21 level. He was also selected for Paul Faircloughs England National eleven side back in 2006.

As a junior, he showed a prodigious talent for the game and in 1967, at twelve years of age, he won

As a junior, he showed a prodigious talent for the game and in 1967, at twelve years of age, he won the British under-14 Championship. At fourteen, he was London Under-18 Champion for the 1969/70 seasonand less than a year later, at just fifteen years of age, he proceeded to Oriel College, Oxford, to study mathematics

Is a former English cricketer. Blake was a right-handed batsman. Taylor made his first-class debut f

Is a former English cricketer. Blake was a right-handed batsman. Taylor made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Lancashire in the 1947 County Championship, in which Taylor performed well from a lower-order position.

Was a Scottish football player. He was born in Lanark, Scotland. He played as a forward. Downie was

Was a Scottish football player. He was born in Lanark, Scotland. He played as a forward. Downie was purchased by Manchester United from Bradford Park Avenue in 1949 for a British record of £18,000 and played his last game for the club in 1953. Downie scored 37 goals (including 5 FA Cup Goals) in 116 appearances for the club.

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer of the early 20th century.Campbellwas born

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer of the early 20th century.Campbellwas born in Penrith, New South Wales. A centre, he claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was a cricketer who played in one first-class match for Somerset in 1953. Stenton was a right-handed

Was a cricketer who played in one first-class match for Somerset in 1953. Stenton was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Somerset, searching for a slow left-armer to replace Horace Hazell, who had left the staff at the end of the 1952 seas

Is a former English cricketer who represented Derbyshire during the 1946 season. Tomlinson was born

Is a former English cricketer who represented Derbyshire during the 1946 season. Tomlinson was born in South Normanton. He played several games for Derbyshire Club and Ground and the Derbyshire second XI before his debut in his only first class match whic

Is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, he made his debut

Is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against an England Amateur team in July 1992, and went on to represent Ireland on 50 occasions, his last game coming against

Is a former South African cricketer who played in six Tests from 1949 to 1957.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in six Tests from 1949 to 1957.

Is an American professional road bicycle racer.

Is an American professional road bicycle racer.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) guard an

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played collegiately with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels from 1973–77.[3][4] He played in the NBA from 1977 to 1980.

Was a Scottish international footballer, best remembered as the goalkeeper in the famous "Wembley Wi

Was a Scottish international footballer, best remembered as the goalkeeper in the famous "Wembley Wizards" Scotland side of 1928.After leaving school aged eighteen, Harkness joined his local side Queens Park in 1925 and stayed there for three seasons. In line with their Corinthian ideals, he played as an amateur during his spell at Hampden. Despite playing against professional and semi-professional sides, the Spiders managed to maintain a respectable position in Division One and Harkness was soon regarded as a key component in the side.