GIANT CROSSWORD
Send your answers, name and address to: Giant Crossword, PO Box 12579, Sutton Coldfield, B73 9BU. Entries must arrive by first post Friday. The first correct one drawn will receive a prize of £25. Last week’s winner was Fiona Malloy, from Fife.
ACROSS
1. QPR midfielder; 1974 England debutant (5,7) 8. Gary ...... , Shamrock Rovers 2009 and 2010 League of Ireland Premier Division top scorer (5) 9. Brian ....... , 1979-83 Exeter boss (7) 10. Scott ........ , Scotland Under-21 forward signed by Portsmouth from Manchester United in 1984 (8) 11. See 19 Down. 13. Nigeria midfielder at Bolton from 2002-06 (3-3,6) 16. Jose ……, Barnsley boss since February; previously at AEK Athens (6) 17. Stuart ...... , 1997-2005 Arsenal goalkeeper now at Southampton (6) 19. John ....... , 1973-79 Leyton Orient goalkeeper signed from Crystal Palace (7) 20. ..... Stadium, 198586 Bradford City temporary home (5) 22. Robert .... , Leicester and Germany defender (4) 24. Vincent ........ , former Carlisle, Stoke and Portsmouth striker (8) 26. Adam ..... , Port Vale defender signed from Morecambe in 2009 (5) 27. Loic .... , France striker signed by Las Palmas from Chelsea; began his career in his home city of Lyon (4) 29 and 48 Across. Germany and Olympiakos midfielder at Chelsea from 2012-16 (5,5) 32 and 28 Down. 1977-78 Port Vale midfielder signed from Preston (4,4) 33. Roger ........ , Honduras, Sporting Kansas City and former Wigan midfielder (8) 34. 2017-18 Serie B club whose home is the Stadio Mario Rigamonti (7) 36. Shaleum ..... , Aberdeen defender formerly with Brentford (5) 38. 2006 Scottish Cup Final runners-up (6) 39. Javi ...... , Watford boss since January (6) 42. 1980 romcom featuring Dee Hepburn in the title role as a schoolgirl football star (8,4) 44. 1978-82 Watford midfielder signed from Bolton (3,5) 46. Petr .... , Czech Republic and Arsenal goalkeeper (4) 48. See 29 Across. 49. Harry ....... , Blackburn 1960 FA Cup Final goalkeeper (7) 50. 2008-11 Wrexham boss; played as striker for Derby and Aston Villa (4,8)
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2. Dave ..... , Manchester City defender; 1956 FA Cup Final winner (5) 3. 1971-76 Derby forward signed by Club Brugge (5,6) 4. Maynor ........ , Honduras and FC Dallas defender once at Wigan and Hull (8)
5 and 24 Down. 1979-85 Leicester midfielder who later played for Grimsby, Charlton and Middlesbrough (4,5) 6. Carlos ......... , Swansea boss appointed in 2017 (9) 7. Archie ...... , 1974-78 Birmingham defender (6) 12. Milan ......... , former Serbia attacker at Liverpool from 2010-11 (9) 14. 2017-18 National League North club based at Bootham Crescent (4,4) 15. Tim .... , Holland and Brighton goalkeeper (4) 18. Mark ..... , Scottish 2002-05 Chesterfield defender signed from Oldham (5)
19 and 11 Across. 197477 Hull boss (4,4) 21. Republic of Ireland forward signed by Southampton from Hull in 2014 (5,4) 23. Jim ..... , 1987-89 Celta Vigo defender signed from Birmingham (5) 24. See 5 Down. 25. Kazimierz ..... , Poland midfielder at Manchester City from 1978-81; 1972 Olympics gold medallist and top scorer (5) 28. See 32 Across. 29. Claude ........ , former France, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and Nantes midfielder appointed KAS Eupen boss in 2017 (8) 30. Brazil and Shanghai SIPG midfielder (5) 31. Wigan and Northern Ireland striker (4,5) 35. Republic of Ireland youth midfielder who spent time on loan at Portsmouth from Wolves in 2017-18 (6,5) 37. Phil .... , 1985-92 Bolton boss; eighttime League One champion, four-time European Cup-winning player with Liverpool (4) 40. Andrea ......... , Napoli forward; 1989 UEFA Cup Final winner (9) 41. 1983-86 Colchester boss (5,3) 43. Jordan ...... , Scotland striker signed by Sheffield Wednesday from Middlesbrough in 2017 (6) 45. Dwight ..... , former Trinidad and Tobago and Aston Villa attacker (5) 47. Micky .... , Coventry midfielder; 1987 FA Cup Final winner (4)