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deadline before signing. Tensions between the pair simmered all through the season which came to a head in
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997:
994:
988:
987:
984:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
960:
959:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
941:
938:
932:
931:
928:
925:
922:
919:
916:
913:
910:
904:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
885:
882:
876:
875:
872:
869:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
848:
847:
844:
841:
838:
835:
832:
829:
824:
818:
817:
814:
811:
808:
805:
802:
799:
796:
790:
789:
786:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
762:
761:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
740:
734:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
712:
706:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
678:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
654:
649:
643:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
627:
624:
622:First Division
619:
614:
608:
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
585:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
562:
559:
547:Merthyr Tydfil
496:Freddie Steele
478:
475:
420:
417:
413:Stoke-on-Trent
345:
342:
340:
339:Playing career
337:
333:Merthyr Tydfil
280:who played in
269:
268:
264:
263:
261:Merthyr Tydfil
258:
252:
251:
246:
240:
239:
235:
234:
229:
224:
222:
218:
217:
214:
211:
206:
200:
199:
196:
193:
188:
182:
181:
178:
175:
168:
162:
161:
158:
155:
150:
144:
143:
134:
127:
122:
118:
117:
116:Senior career*
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
88:
87:Place of death
84:
83:
82:(aged 62)
76:
72:
71:
65:
64:Place of birth
61:
60:
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2652:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2563:
2562:
2560:
2547:
2531:
2524:
2513:
2509:
2502:
2491:
2484:
2473:
2466:
2455:
2448:
2437:
2430:
2419:
2412:
2401:
2394:
2383:
2376:
2365:
2358:
2347:
2340:
2329:
2322:
2311:
2304:
2293:
2286:
2275:
2268:
2257:
2250:
2239:
2232:
2221:
2214:
2203:
2196:
2185:
2178:
2167:
2160:
2149:
2142:
2131:
2124:
2113:
2106:
2095:
2088:
2077:
2070:
2059:
2052:
2041:
2034:
2023:
2016:
2005:
1998:
1987:
1980:
1969:
1962:
1951:
1944:
1933:
1926:
1915:
1908:
1897:
1890:
1879:
1872:
1861:
1854:
1843:
1836:
1825:
1818:
1807:
1800:
1789:
1782:
1771:
1764:
1753:
1746:
1735:
1728:
1717:
1710:
1699:
1692:
1681:
1674:
1663:
1656:
1645:
1638:
1627:
1620:
1609:
1602:
1591:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1575:
1568:
1558:
1553:
1551:
1546:
1544:
1539:
1538:
1535:
1528:
1525:
1524:
1509:
1504:
1497:
1492:
1484:
1471:
1460:
1453:
1448:
1441:
1436:
1428:
1421:
1413:
1407:
1403:
1397:
1395:
1393:
1391:
1389:
1387:
1385:
1383:
1381:
1379:
1377:
1375:
1373:
1371:
1369:
1367:
1358:
1357:Athletic News
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1302:
1300:
1298:
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1290:
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1199:
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1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1145:
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1115:
1112:
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1098:Career total
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1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1073:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
993:
990:
989:
985:
982:
979:
976:
973:
970:
967:
965:
962:
961:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
937:
934:
933:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
909:
906:
905:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
886:
883:
881:
878:
877:
873:
870:
867:
864:
861:
858:
855:
853:
850:
849:
845:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
819:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
795:
792:
791:
787:
784:
781:
778:
775:
772:
769:
767:
764:
763:
759:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
739:
736:
735:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
683:
680:
679:
675:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
644:
640:
637:
634:
631:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
609:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
586:
569:
558:
556:
552:
548:
543:
540:
536:
532:
528:
523:
521:
516:
512:
507:
505:
501:
497:
493:
492:Harry Sellars
489:
485:
474:
472:
468:
463:
459:
455:
454:Billy Spencer
449:
447:
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
416:
414:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
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207:
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197:
194:
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179:
176:
173:
169:
163:
159:
156:
154:
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145:
142:
135:
133:
128:
126:
123:
119:
114:
111:
104:
96:
92:
85:
75:Date of death
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69:
62:
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1823:
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1179:1 June 1935
544:
527:World War II
524:
515:Bobby Liddle
508:
504:first season
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344:Early career
320:World War II
317:
300:
294:
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80:(1954-05-24)
18:
2570:1964 deaths
2565:1891 births
2328:Niedzwiecki
1698:Austerberry
1508:Bob McGrory
1452:Bob McGrory
1411:1-874287554
386:James Scott
370:World War I
106:Position(s)
78:24 May 1954
22:Bob McGrory
2559:Categories
2490:Schumacher
2202:Thordarson
1860:Waddington
1788:Rutherford
1770:Shallcross
1280:References
1255:Stoke City
1175:Stoke City
1168:Win %
647:Stoke City
500:Tommy Sale
498:edged out
490:displaced
462:Tom Mather
434:Alec Milne
419:Stoke City
305:Tom Mather
290:Stoke City
278:footballer
249:Stoke City
209:Stoke City
93:, Scotland
70:, Scotland
55:1891-10-17
2512:Shawcross
2472:Gallagher
2220:Cotterill
1932:R. Barker
1752:Schofield
1716:A. Barker
535:Blackpool
520:Blackpool
488:Frank Soo
444:title in
426:Hull City
396:Turf Moor
362:Dumbarton
358:Clydeside
328:Blackpool
297:Dumbarton
244:1935–1952
204:1921–1935
186:1920–1921
153:Dumbarton
148:1914–1920
110:Full-back
68:Bishopton
41:Full name
2076:Hartford
1644:Bradshaw
1573:managers
588:Division
545:In 1953
402:won the
348:Born in
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1612: (
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1274:1932–33
1265:1926–27
1250:Honours
1142:Record
1048:1934–35
1020:1933–34
992:1932–33
964:1931–32
936:1930–31
908:1929–30
880:1928–29
852:1927–28
822:1926–27
794:1925–26
766:1924–25
738:1923–24
710:1922–23
682:1921–22
652:1920–21
617:1919–20
612:Burnley
580:FA Cup
577:League
574:Season
555:Glasgow
531:1946–47
467:1934–35
458:1932–33
446:1926–27
438:1925–26
430:1921–22
400:Clarets
392:Burnley
313:1932–33
309:1926–27
301:Clarets
286:Burnley
191:Burnley
174:(guest)
91:Glasgow
2544:(c) =
2530:Pèlach
2510:&
2508:Morris
2436:Holden
2364:Rowett
2310:Hughes
2210:–2002)
2184:Megson
2166:Little
2148:Durban
2130:Kamara
2094:Macari
2058:Jordan
2040:Macari
2022:Paddon
1950:Asprey
1914:Durban
1842:Taylor
1806:Mather
1706:–1908)
1680:Rowley
1662:Reeves
1590:Slaney
1408:
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1215:Total
1075:Total
606:Goals
583:Total
486:while
354:joiner
98:Height
2400:Delap
2382:Jones
2292:Pulis
2256:Pulis
2238:Kevan
2112:Bates
1986:Mills
1968:Lacey
1734:Hodge
1136:From
1133:Team
600:Goals
594:Goals
571:Club
408:Stoke
221:Total
121:Years
2536:2024
2518:2024
2498:–24)
2496:2023
2478:2023
2462:–23)
2460:2022
2454:Neil
2442:2022
2426:–22)
2424:2019
2406:2019
2388:2019
2372:–19)
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2190:1999
2174:–99)
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2102:–97)
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2082:1994
2066:–94)
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2010:1989
2004:Ball
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