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368:League Cup
77:Position(s)
1750:Categories
1224:References
415:Stoke City
337:Hibernians
274:Stoke City
270:Birmingham
254:Stoke City
250:footballer
212:Hibernians
124:Stoke City
62:Birmingham
46:1964-11-26
1562:Astafjevs
1434:Twentyman
1402:McCaffery
335:and then
310:Alan Ball
191:1995β1996
173:1994β1995
155:1993β1994
137:1990β1993
119:1982β1990
64:, England
32:Full name
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1682:Harrison
1634:Woodards
1626:Campbell
1618:Campbell
1602:Campbell
1594:Phillips
1490:Sterling
1474:Saunders
1466:Saunders
1458:Holloway
1410:Williams
379:Division
347:Source:
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1718:Belshaw
1610:Lambert
1538:Thomson
1530:Challis
1514:Collett
1506:Stewart
1498:Tillson
1482:Waddock
1442:Penrice
1209:1989β90
1194:Honours
1062:1993β94
1057:Walsall
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937:1993β94
897:1992β93
857:1991β92
817:1990β91
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655:1988β89
615:1987β88
575:1986β87
533:1985β86
496:1984β85
459:1983β84
420:1982β83
365:FA Cup
362:League
359:Season
329:Walsall
321:1989β90
294:1986β87
290:1985β86
282:1984β85
278:1982β83
178:Walsall
81:Striker
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1666:Taylor
1664:2016:
1658:Parkes
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976:Total
734:Total
409:Goals
374:Total
371:Other
264:Career
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