Kevin ‘The King’ Hector Hero – Kevin HectorYou don’t get called ‘The King’ by Derby fans for nothing. Hector was a legend for Derby, spending years at the Baseball Ground after joining from Bradford City in 1966.Between 1970 and 1972, Hector played 105 consecutive League games for The Rams. He lifted the League Championship on […]
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Heroes & Villains – Crystal Palace
Hero – Jim CannonEvery club had an archetypal tough centre-back during the 70’s and 80’s.In the 1970’s, Leeds had Norman Hunter, Liverpool had Tommy Smith and Chelsea had Ron Harris. The 1980’s introduced the likes of Terry Butcher, Paul McGrath and Tony Adams to the fore.Jim Cannon played through both eras for Crystal Palace. Between […]
Heroes & Villains – Crewe Alexandra
Hero – Dario GradiDario Gradi is the only man who can be considered Crewe Alexandra’s hero. He was First-Team Manager for 24 years before retiring in 2007. He couldn’t stay away from the dugout for long, returning a year and a half later. He stayed on for another two years. Gradi joined Crewe back in […]
Heroes & Villains – Coventry City
Jimmy Hill at Highfield Road Hero – Jimmy HillJimmy Hill revolutionised Coventry City after taking charge of the club at the age of 33. He became manager after retiring as a player in 1961 and in the six years that he spent at Highfield Road, changed the club drastically. One of the first changes Hill […]
Heroes & Villains – Crawley Town
Heroes – Bruce WinfieldBruce Winfield was a former Director and Owner of Crawley Town and under his ownership, Crawley had their greatest moments in their history.Winfield helped to source extra revenue for the club and helped ease them out of a difficult financial time. He and fellow-Director Susan Carter became Key Shareholders at the club. […]
Heroes & Villains – Cheltenham Town
Steve Cotterill (left) with Chairman Paul Baker in hisCheltenham Town days Hero – Steve CotterillSteve Cotterill must be considered Cheltenham Town’s hero as it was he who took them to the promised land of the Football League in 1999.He also masterminded Cheltenham’s run to Wembley in the FA Trophy the season before. A 2-1 win […]
Heroes & Villains – Chelsea
Heroes – Matthew HardingMatthew Harding lived and breathed Chelsea Football Club.He made his fortune in insurance and became a Director at his beloved Chelsea in October 1993, putting £26.5 million into the club. Following the Taylor Report, Stamford Bridge had to go under major renovation to become an all-seater ground.£7.5 million of Harding’s money went […]