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| Each of the following people have a connection of some sort with football but they are not well-known for the playing of the game. What is the claim to footballing fame for each person named? As a help the people are listed in the order they became well known, with the oldest first. | ||||||||
| 1 | Archibald
Leitch. If you are well-travelled supporter you will almost certainly been at a club whose ground or a stand was designed by Archibald Leitch. Leitch was an engineer and architect who was born in Glasgow in 1866 and from the start of the twentieth century to his death in 1939 he became the most famous ground designers of all time. Grounds he worked on included Goodison, Highbury, Hillsborough, Ibrox, Roker Park, Stamford Bridge and White Hart Lane. |
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| 2 | Arthur
Ellis. The Englishman was one of the top referees of his time - he refereed the first European Cup Final in 1956 - and later became well-known on television officiating in the popular BBC programme It's a Knockout. |
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Jimmy
Gardner A favourite of the tabloids who invariably is named as Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner. From Gateshead, he is the best mate of Paul Gascoigne and often filled as many column inches in the newspapers as Gazza. |
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| 5 | Matthew
Simmons He was the Crystal Palace 'fan' whose verbal abuse of Eric Cantona saw the Frenchman launch the famous kung-fu kick at him at Selhurst Park in January 1995. |
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| 6 | Susie
Amy She's the actress who plays Chardonnay in the TV series Footballer's Wives. Sorry! |
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