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.
October 29 winner was Anthony Hill of Chadderton, Oldham.
ACROSS
5. Budapest ...... , 1965-66 European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finalists (6)
9. 1985-98 Scotland goalie; 1993 SPFA Players’ Player of the Year (4,5)
10. Jason ..... , 1995-2001 Wimbledon and 2004-06 Jamaica forward (5)
11. 2004-07 Sunderland midfielder; Bury AFC boss since 2020 (4,5)
13. Albian ..... , Switzerland and Celtic striker; season-long Sturm Graz loanee (5)
14. Chris ......... , 2009-11 Walsall boss (9)
18. Erik ....... , West Brom, 2010-14 Holland and 2019-22 Burnley defender (7)
19. Barry ..... , 1997-2000 Sutton and 2003-06 Stevenage defender (5)
21. Ron ..... , 1982-84 West Brom boss (5)
22. Joe ....... , Scunthorpe and former Blackpool, Blackburn and Aberdeen forward (7)
25 and 12 Down.
Germany and Chelsea midfielder (3,7)
26. 2022-23 Serie A club coached by Raffaele Palladino (5)
27. Jack ...... , Scotland and Club Brugge defender currently on loan at Cremonese (6)
29. Wayne ...... , 2002-09 England and 1998-2003 Southampton defender (6)
33. Oscar ..... , 1975-79 Argentina winger; 1978 World Cup final winner (5)
34. Prior to 1981-82, points awarded for a Football League win (3)
35. See 43 Across.
36 and 48 Down. Portugal, Wolves and 2014-17 Porto midfielder (5,5)
37 and 1 Down. 1984-97 Israel and 1994-97 Spurs striker (5,9)
39. Nordin ....... , AEK Athens, 2011-19 Morocco and 2016-18 Watford winger (7)
40. Israel and 2013-22 Celtic midfielder (3,6)
43 and 35 Across. 2006-15 Guinea and 2009-11 Hull defender (5,7)
46. 1999-2000 Brazil and 1999-2005 Borussia Dortmund defender; 2002 UEFA Cup final runner-up (9)
49. Achille ..... , 2003-13 Cameroon and 2008-11 Real Betis midfielder (5)
50. 2022-23 Scottish League Two club whose home is Stair Park (9)
51. Hidetoshi ...... , 1997-2006 Japan midfielder; 2005-06 Bolton loanee from Fiorentina (6)
52. Croatia and 2019-22 Luton goalkeeper (5,5)
DOWN
1. See 37 Across.
2. Tony ..... , 1988-2006 US and 1990 Brighton goalkeeper (5)
3. Bill ....... , 2002-04 Notts County boss (7)
4 and 7 Down. Holland, Inter Milan and 2018-21 PSV right-back (6,8)
5. Jonny ..... , 2016-17 Republic of Ireland and 2017-20 Celtic winger between spells at Aberdeen (5)
6. Raphael ...... , France, Manchester United and 2011-21 Real Madrid defender (6)
7. See 4 Down.
8. Carl ..... , 1992-2000 Australia, 1994-96 Sheffield United and 1996-97 Crystal Palace striker (5)
12. See 25 Across.
15. Kevin ....... , 1999-2006 US goalkeeper nicknamed El Gato (7)
16 and 23 Down. 1952-59
Reading and 1958-61
Chelsea wing-half (6,8)
17. John ....... , 1992-97 Chelsea and 1994-97 Scotland forward (7)
20. 1997-2003 Nottingham Forest midfielder signed by Doncaster (5,3)
23. See 16 Down.
24. Freddie ...... , Ipswich and former Rotherham, Plymouth and Southend forward (6)
25. Peter ...... , 2009-12 West Ham goalkeeper (6)
28 and 30 Down. Brighton
boss since September (7,2,5)
30. See 28 Down.
31. Arjen ...... , 2003-17 Holland and 2009-19 Bayern Munich winger (6)
32. Guillermo ....... , 1939-58 and 1960-61 Argentina boss (7)
38. Ross County and 2018-22 Swansea midfielder (3,6)
39. Ron ........ , 1981-86 Manchester United boss (8)
41. Robert ....... , 1983-91 Norwich, 1991-93 Coventry and 1993-96 Nottingham Forest striker (7)
42. Mamadou ..... , 2017-20 Barnsley attacker (5)
44. Mykhaylo ...... , Ukraine and Shakhtar Donetsk winger (6)
45. ...... SCO, 2022-23 Ligue 1 club coached by Gerald Baticle (6)
47. Stanislav ..... , 1997-2006 Slovakia defender at Celtic from 2003-06 between spells at Sunderland (5)
48. See 36 Across.