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in 1970. He played for five and a half years for
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February 1962. Furnell immediately took the No. 1 jersey at Liverpool, playing all 13 of the club's remaining matches that seasons, as they won a
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to manager in 1966, Arsenal's form began to pick up, although
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298:. He played two matches in
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39:Personal information
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1014:Categories
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674:Staniforth
618:Ramsbottom
441:7 February
388:References
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341:League Cup
334:Bertie Mee
323:Tony Burns
260:goalkeeper
256:footballer
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610:Mariner
602:Mariner
570:Furnell
562:Rickard
338:1967-68
319:1964-65
304:Arsenal
300:1963-64
292:1962-63
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682:Tynan
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538:Piper
344:Final
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104:Years
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658:Sims
650:Kemp
466:ISBN
443:2008
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