About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Alec Gaskell, Andy Gayle, Andy Oakes (footballer), Anthony Hughes (footballer), Arthur Caldwell (English footballer), Benny Phillips, Bernard Jones, Billy Foulkes, Billy Hayes (footballer), Bobby Blood, Bob Pursell (footballer born 1919), Brian Grundy, Brian Sinclair (footballer), Colin Askey, Cyril Done, David Ikin, David Ridler, Demis Ohandjanian, Dennis Isherwood (footballer born 1924), Eddie Bishop, George Eastham, Sr., Gus Wilson, Harry Lovatt, Jack Newnes, Jack Simms, Jack Wareham, Joe Maloney, Lewis White, Mark Bailey (footballer), Mark Came, Mark McCarrick, Nathan Peel, Neville Southall, Oshor Williams, Paul Wheeler, Peter Henderson (footballer), Peter Zelem, Ray Gill, Ray Newland, Ray Wallace (footballer), Terry Bailey, Tony Loska, Wayne Collins (footballer), William Bossons. Excerpt: Neville Southall MBE (born 16 September 1958) is a Welsh former international footballer. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985. After joining Bury from Winsford United for 6,000 in 1980, he moved on to Everton for 150,000 the following year. He went on to make a club record 578 appearances in the Football League and Premier League (750 in all competitions); his honours with the club include a European Cup Winners' Cup medal in 1985, a First Division championship medal in 1984-85 and 1986-87, an FA Cup winners medal in 1984 and 1995, and an FA Charity Shield winners medal in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1995. He also played in the 1985 and 1989 FA Cup finals, the League Cup final in 1984, and helped Everton to second place in the league in 1985-86. After leaving Everton in 1998, he became Torquay United's regular goalkeeper for two years. He also made a handful of appearances for numerous other clubs. He played internationally for Wales, winning a record 92 caps between 1982 and 1998; despite this he did not feature in any major international competitions. According to the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, he played a total of 979 competitive matches for club and country. As an individual, he was named on the PFA Team of the Year four consecutive times, and was listed as one of the world's top ten goalkeepers by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics on four occasions. He is a Hall of Famer of Gwladys Street's and English Football. He has been named as one the 100 'Greatest Players of the 20th Century' by World Soccer magazine. In 1995 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to football. Since his retirement as a player, Southall has briefly managed Dover Athletic and Hastings United, and has coached the Welsh national youth teams. A native of Llandudno, he played youth football as centre back for his school team a
