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1. Peter ....... , 1966-71 Scotland midfielder; Liverpool 1974 FA Cup Final winner (7)

4. See 48 Across.

7. Gboly ....... , MKE Ankaragucu winger at Chesterfield from 2014-17 (7)

9. Adam ....... , Birmingham and former Middlesbrough and Huddersfield midfielder (7)

11. Ben ..... , Coventry midfielder signed from Arsenal in July (5)

13 and 36 Across. 2001-13 Netherlands and 2010-12 Spurs midfielder (6,3,3,5)

15. Eric ....... , 1987-95 France and 1992-97 Man United forward (7)

18. Gaetano ........... , Italy and Fiorentina midfielder (11)

20. El Hadji ..... , 2000-08 Senegal and 2005-08 Bolton attacker (5)

21. John ......... , Rangers and former Sheffield United and Oxford midfielder (9)

24. See 45 Down.

25. Reading and former Shrewsbury midfielder (4,7)

27. Brazil defender signed by Real Madrid from Porto in 2019 (4,7)

30. See 1 Down.

32. Junior ......... , Bournemouth and former Burnley and West Ham winger (9)

34. Cenk ..... , Turkey and Everton forward (5)

36. See 13 Across.

38. Chris ....... , 1996-2000 Peterborough midfielder whose subsequent career was spent in Finland and Sweden (7)

40. Mike ...... , Hartlepool and former Burton striker (6)

42. Jon ..... , OFI Crete and former Birmingham and Hull midfielder (5)

44. Burnley assistant manager; 1990-2000 Nottingham Forest midfielder (3,4)

47. Peter ....... , 1991-94 Leyton Orient boss (7)

48 and 4 Across. 2021-22 EFL League One club; 1991 League Cup Final winners (9,9)

49. Middlesbrough and England youth defender (4,3) 1 and 30 Across. 1997-98

Stoke City manager (4,5)

2. See 14 Down.

3. Hans ...... , 1973-85 Austria striker; Rapid Vienna 1977-78 European Golden Boot winner (6)

4. Aidy ..... , Rochdale, 2008-15 Leeds United, 2016-17 Barnsley and 2019-21 Heart of Midlothian defender (5)

5 and 17 Down. Peru and D.C.

United midfielder (6,6)

6. See 8 Down.

8 and 6 Down. Scotland and 2016-20 Derby County midfielder (6,4)

10. Jefferson ..... , Colombia and AFC Bournemouth midfielder (5)

12. See 27 Down.

14 and 2 Down. Australia and Shanghai Port midfielder signed by Brighton & Hove

Albion from Huddersfield Town in 2020 (5,4)

16. Massimo .... , 2015-17 Pescara and 2019-20 Perugia boss (4)

17. See 5 Down.

18 and 31 Down. 1989-92 Notts County and 1995-99 Everton defender (5,5)

19. Brian ..... , Nigeria and FC Khimki defender (5)

22. Lars ..... , German midfielder; 1999 Southend United loanee from Fortuna Dusseldorf (5)

23. 2020 Allsvenskan champions (5)

25. Zak ..... , MK Dons defender (5)

26. Tomasz ..... , 1994-2006 Poland defender; Feyenoord 2002 UEFA Cup Final winner (5)

27 and 12 Down. 2021-22 Bundesliga club; 1980 UEFA Cup Final winners (9,9)

28. Gordon ..... , 1974-81 Coventry City manager (5)

29. Physically prepares for a match (6)

31. See 18 Down.

33. See 39 Down.

35. Leroy .... , Germany, Bayern Munich and former

Manchester City winger (4)

36. Pietro Paolo ...... , 1984-89 Milan striker; 1986-87 Serie A top scorer (6)

37. Tomas ..... , Czech Republic defender at West Ham United from 2001-06 (5)

39 and 33 Down. SFL founder members; 1877-79 Scottish Cup winners (4,2,5)

40. George ...... , Birmingham City and 2012-20 Middlesbrough defender (6)

41. Kieran ..... , Plymouth Argyle and former MK Dons attacker (5)

43. Aramide .... , Salford City and former Queens Park Rangers forward (4)

45 and 24 Across. Northern Ireland, Sunderland and former Wigan Athletic and Walsall striker currently on loan at Rotherham United (4,5)

46. Laszlo .... , 1970-80 Hungary and former Ujpest attacker and coach; 1978 FIFA World Cup ever-present (4)