GIANT FOOTIE XWORD WIN £25

ACROSS

Steve ....... , 1993-2001 Middlesbrough defender (7) 1945-69 Manchester United boss (4,5) Alexis ....... , 2004-06 Brighton and 2003-04 Chelsea midfielder (7) Josh ....... , 2010-11 Northern Ireland and 2012-15 Bournemouth attacker (7)

11 and 27 Down. Shrewsbury and former Wolves defender (5,9)

13. Alex ...... , 1998-2000 Ghana and 2000-04 Everton midfielder (6)

15. Paul ....... , 2018-19 MK Dons boss (7)

18. 1974-81 Bradford striker signed from Blackburn (3,8)

20 and 22 Down. 1983-87 Arsenal and 1987-88 Oxford defender (5,5)

21. Erich ......... , 1969-77 Hibernian defender; 1974 Scotland debutant (9)

24. Ron ..... , 1961-71 Liverpool defender (5)

25. ........... Athletic, 2019-20 Scottish Championship club coached by Stevie Crawford (11)

27. Switzerland and Arsenal midfielder (6,5)

30. Mike ..... , 1990s Bristol City and Bristol Rovers midfielder (5)

32. Number of Football League clubs at the end of 1961-62 (6-3)

34. Christophe ..... , Scotland defender; Dundee loanee from Hearts since February (5)

36. 1964-81 Birmingham and 1971-79 Wales defender/ midfielder (7,4)

38. Willie ....... , 1948-52 Scotland left-half; Motherwell 1952 Scottish Cup Final winner (7)

40. Tom ...... , former Preston and England forward (6)

42. Tom ..... , 1997-2006 Scunthorpe and 2006-08 York goalkeeper (5)

44. Tommy ....... , 1984-85 Wolves and 1980-81 QPR striker (7)

47. 1980-96 Wales and 198688 Juventus striker (3,4)

48. Holger ......... , Germany and Stuttgart defender (9)

49. See 3 Down. 1. 4. 7. 9.

Michel .... , Holland, Tottenham and former Swansea and Utrecht goalkeeper (4) Nwankwo .... , Nigeria forward; Portsmouth 2008 FA Cup Final-winning scorer (4)

3 and 49 Across. 1963-74 Italy and 1960-77 Inter Milan attacker (6,7)

Jurgen ..... , former Austria, Kaiserslautern and Sunderland goalkeeper (5) Maxime ...... , 1976-86 France defender; Euro 1984 Final winner (6)

Nicky .... , Manchester United and Newcastle midfielder; 1997 England debutant against Mexico (4)

8 and 35 Down. QPR home

ground (6,4)

10. 1972 African Cup of Nations winners (5)

12. Number of FA Charity 1. 2. 4. 5. 6.

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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.

Last week’s winner was Alan Wilson from Stalybridge.

Shield/community Shield wins/shared titles by Manchester United (6-3)

14. Alan ..... , former Partick Thistle, Celtic, Hamilton and Hibernian goalkeeper; 1976 Scotland debutant against Switzerland (5)

16 and 18 Down. 2012-14 Leeds defender signed from Norwich (4,5)

17. Sean ...... , Montrose defender and first-team coach (6)

18. See 16 Down.

19 and 45 Down. 2019-20

Austrian Bundesliga club; 1975-76 European Cup Winners’ Cup and 1983-84 UEFA Cup quarter-finalists (5,4)

22. See 20 Across.

23. Reinaldo ..... , 2010-14 Ecuador coach (5)

25. Lee ..... , 1988-2002 Arsenal defender; 1990 England debutant (5)

26. Miguel ..... , Mexico, Monterrey and former Watford defender (5)

27. See 11 Across.

28. Robert ..... , 1987-90 Brighton defender signed from Chelsea (5)

29 and 36 Down. 1978-88 Holland and 1978-82 Ipswich midfielder (6,6)

31. See 46 Down.

33. Russell ..... , 1976-85 Ipswich defender; 1981 UEFA Cup Final winner (5)

35. See 8 Down.

36. See 29 Down.

37. Marcus ..... , former Jamaica and Brentford striker (5)

39. Player’s pass helping a team-mate to score (6)

40. 2010 Europa League Final runners-up (6)

41. Patrick ..... , Preston and former Charlton and Maritimo defender (5)

43. Ramon .... , 1993-2001 Switzerland and 1997-2001 Tottenham defender (4)

45. See 19 Down.

46 and 31 Down. 2004-15 Ivory Coast and 2010-18 Man City midfielder (4,5)