GIANT FOOTIE XWORD WIN £25

■ Send your answers, name and address to: Giant Soccerword, 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. April 22 winner was Billy Eades of Galashiels.

ACROSS

1. George ......., 1963-66 England and 1966-73 Stoke attacker; 1972 League Cup final winner against Chelsea (7) 4. 2006-08 Dundee and 2008-11 Hamilton Academical striker (5,4) 7. Alain ......., 1974-86 France midfielder; Euro 1984 final winner (7)

9 and 12 Down. 2015-16 Jamaica and 2011-14 Brentford striker (7,9) 11. Larry ....., 1976-81 Nottingham Forest defender; 1979 and 1980 European Cup final winner (5)

13. Etienne ....., 2007-10 Sheffield Wednesday and 2013-14 Scunthorpe winger (6)

15. Kari ......., 2005-21 Iceland and 2012-15 Rotherham defender (7) 18. Norway and Napoli defender (3,8)

20. ..... Park, Blackburn home (5)

21. 1966-79 West Germany goalkeeper (4,5)

24. Luis ....., 1984-94 Argentina goalkeeper (5) 25. Hamilton, 2009-12 Burnley and 2013-19 St Johnstone defender (5,6) 27. Leyton Orient and 2018-21 Ipswich forward (5,6) 30. See 1 Down. 32. 2011-13 Fulham boss (6,3) 34. See 2 Down. 36. 2017-18 Rangers boss (6,5) 38. CONMEBOL nation coached by Gustavo Costas since 2022 (7) 40. See 31 Down. 42. A.C.R. ..... 1904, 2022-23 Serie C club coached by Guido Pagliuca whose home is the Montepaschi Arena (5)

44. Claus ......., 1995-99 Denmark, 1994-97 Ipswich and 1997-98 Everton defender (7) 47. Paul ......., 2009-12 Norwich and 2018-21 Ipswich manager (7) 48. Gary ........., 1989-98 Manchester United defender between spells at Middlesbrough (9) 49. Mark ......., 1987-92 Doncaster, 1992-96 Wolves and 1996-2003 Preston midfielder (7)

DOWN

1 and 30 Across. 1990-95 Wales and 1987-90 Wimbledon defender (4,5)

2 and 34 Across. 1976-81 Manchester City, 1981-82 Bolton and 1982-87 Oldham midfielder (4,5)

3 and 29 Down. Oldham and 2020-22 Carlisle goalkeeper (6,6)

4. See 23 Down.

5. Kevin ......, 1963-80 Norwich goalkeeper (6)

6. John ...., 1971-78 Fulham defender; 1975 FA Cup final runner-up (4)

8. Roar ......, 1994-2003 Norway and 1989-2010 Rosenborg midfielder (6)

10. Lars ....., 1997-99 Barnsley goalkeeper (5)

12. See 9 Across.

14 and 26 Down. 2005-08 Wigan and 1997-2007 Australia midfielder (5,5)

16. Bakary ...., 2014-17 Mali and 2012-15 Wolves midfielder (4)

17. Fabian ......, 1999-2009 Uruguay goalkeeper (6) 18. Stephane ....., 1998-2000 Bristol Rovers defender (5) 19. See 33 Down. 22. 2004-11 Brazil and 2007-09 Manchester City midfielder (5)

23 and 4 Down. Swindon and 2018-22 Bolton midfielder (5,5)

25. Sam ....., Norwich, 2012-16 Leeds and 2016-19 West Ham United defender (5) 26. See 14 Down. 27. Steve ........., 1990-95 Wimbledon and 1995-97 Shrewsbury forward (9) 28. Cheikh .’...., Red Star, 2014-19 Senegal and 2017-19 Birmingham midfielder (5)

29. See 3 Down.

31 and 40 Across. 1977-92 Republic of Ireland, 1977-86 Fulham and 1986-91 Bournemouth goalie (5,6)

33 and 19 Down. 1954-64 Liverpool midfielder; 1982-83 Brighton manager (5,5)

35. Phil ...., 1985-92 Bolton manager (4)

36 and 40 Down. 1993-96 Stoke and 1997-2000 West Brom defender; Chelsea boss since 2022 (6,6) 37. Michael ....., 2001-08 Sheffield United, 2013-15 Leeds and 2017-19 Port Vale midfielder (5) 39. Gianluca ......, 1998-2000 Chelsea manager (6)

40. See 36 Down.

41. Elliott ....., 2020-21 Hearts winger at Motherwell from 2017-19 between spells at Forest Green (5)

43. Pierre ...., 1997-2006 South Africa defender; Marseille 1999 UEFA Cup runner-up (4) 45. Garry ...., 2016-17 Leeds boss (4)

46. Number of First Division titles won by Everton (4)