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Roy Tunks

**Roy William Tunks** (born 21 January 1951) is a German-born English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made over 850 appearances in a playing career spanning over twenty years.

He was signed for a record fee by Preston North End in 1974 as a goalkeeper from Rotherham United where he was known as the "boy with the golden gloves". He played well over 300 games for Preston North End, and was the club's Player of the Year for the 1979–80 season.

He moved to Wigan Athletic in 1981, and was part of the team that won the Associate Members' Cup in 1985.

After retiring in 1990, Tunks moved into coaching. He joined the FA and worked with England youngsters at under 16 to under 20 level. He also worked at Premier League clubs Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United as a goalkeeping coach. He was part of the backroom staff at Tranmere Rovers before moving on to become head of Goalkeeping Department at Manchester City F.C

## References

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1. ↑ FREIGHT ROVER 85 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?. Wigan Athletic (1 June 2013). Retrieved on June 5, 2019.
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Stuart Ford (footballer)

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**Stuart Ford** (born 20 July 1971) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.

He started his career as an apprentice at Rotherham United in June 1987. He spent five years at Rotherham, but made just five league appearances. Despite serving a promising apprenticeship and helping the club win the Northern Intermediate Cup, he failed to dislodge Kelham O'Hanlon and then Billy Mercer as the number one keeper. After a successful loan spell at Scarborough FC at the end of 1991–92 season, he signed a one-year contract with the Seadogs, where he fought for the starting position with Mark Evans.

Scarborough's highlight of the 1992–93 season was a League Cup run, which included victories over Bradford City, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle, before going out to a Nigel Winterburn goal against Arsenal. At the end of that season he was released by Scarborough, but Ford was signed by Doncaster Rovers to be understudy to Andy Beasley. After playing a handful of games at Rovers, Ford moved back to Scarborough, but after an injury plagued season and only a few first team appearances he was to find himself without a contract at a professional club in 1995.

In August 1995 he signed for non-league Gresley Rovers where he stayed for 5 years, helping them win the Southern League Championship. Due to ground grading Gresley couldn't take a place in the Conference. After winning many personal honours and establishing himself as a firm crowd favourite, he eventually moved on to Hednesford Town, Ilkeston Town and Alfreton Town, before finishing his career at AFC Barnsley. Ford helped them to promotion in his first season, losing just one league game and conceding just 18 goals.

In 2011, Ford launched a range of retro goalkeeping gloves.

## References

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1. ↑ ROTHERHAM UNITED - 1946/47 - 2008/09. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SCARBOROUGH : 1987/88 - 1998/99. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
3. ↑ DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2008/09. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
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Phil Walker (footballer, born 1957)

**Philip Albert Walker** (born 27 January 1957) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Cardiff City and Scarborough.

He now coaches children at Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham and has been there since it opened in 1988.

Following his son's recovery from lymphoma, he has arranged a series of charity football matches raising well over £100000. In April 2017 he became a magistrate.

## References

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Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

**The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust** operates Rotherham General Hospital in South Yorkshire, England. It was previously Rotherham General Hospitals NHS Trust before becoming an NHS Foundation Trust in 2005.

The Trust was featured in *Can Gerry Robinson Fix the NHS?* an Open University BBC series shown on BBC2 from 8 January 2007 to 10 January 2007.

In October 2012 the Trust announced that it needed a "smaller hospital, with substantially fewer beds".

In October 2013 its future independence was under consideration. The Trust recorded a deficit of £3.5 million in 2012–13 but predicted a surplus of £3.3 million in 2013–14.

The Trust was one of the first to abandon the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) electronic patient records system in 2009 and to adopt its own system but in November 2013 it announced that it was abandoning an electronic patient record system Meditech 6.0, produced by US-based Medical Information Technology, that it had spent more than £21 million implementing which went live in 2012, after a "catalogue of failure".

## Performance

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In 2015 the Trust declared a serious incident after discovering a patient had waited 66 weeks for an operation. They discovered five more people who had also waited more than a year for treatment. 93.4% of patients at the trust referred for day-case or inpatient treatment received it within 18 weeks in January 2015, within the target of treating 90% of non-urgent cases in 18 weeks.

The trust spent £13.2 million on agency staff in 2014/5. The trust was among the three worst nationally over care for women giving birth.

In the most recent Care Quality Commission inspection report, published on 31 January 2019, the trust was rated overall as requires improvement.

## Integrated Community Services

From 1 April 2011, a number of services previously provided by Rotherham Community Health Services and Doncaster Dental Care merged with The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust creating a combined acute and community provider organisation.

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Tony Grealish

**Anthony Patrick Grealish** (21 September 1956 – 23 April 2013) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England to Irish parents, he represented the Republic of Ireland at international level.

## Career

Born in Paddington, London, Grealish played club football for Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City, Rotherham United, Walsall and Bromsgrove Rovers. Grealish captained Brighton in the 1983 FA Cup Final.

He represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, captaining his country 17 times, scoring 8 goals in 45 appearances between 1976 and 1985. He also appeared in a total of 13 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Grealish died on 23 April 2013, at the age of 56, from cancer.

## Personal life

Grealish was the uncle of musician Example.

## See also

* List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland

## References

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7. ↑ Former Ireland star Tony Grealish passes away. *RTÉ Sport* (23 April 2013).
8. ↑ Joe Brewin (June 2010). Celebrity Fans. FourFourTwo.
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## External links

* Ireland Career Stats
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Peter Eustace

**Peter Eustace** (born 31 July 1944) is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he made 340 appearances in the Football League representing Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Rotherham United and Peterborough United. As a manager, he took charge of Sheffield Wednesday and Leyton Orient.

## Career

Eustace was born in Stocksbridge, West Riding of Yorkshire, and began his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday. He made his debut in the 1962–63 season, and played more than 200 games in all competitions, before being sold to West Ham United for a club record £90,000 fee. He played in midfield, earlier in his career at wing half, later at inside forward, who both made and scored goals. He also played for Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday again, and Peterborough United.

He moved into management in November 1988 at Sheffield Wednesday, being promoted from assistant manager after Howard Wilkinson moved to Leeds United. Eustace was sacked after just three months and replaced by Ron Atkinson. He returned to football at Leyton Orient, working under Frank Clark, who moved from manager to managing director in 1991. Clark moved to Nottingham Forest in 1993, and Eustace was sacked a year later when the club failed to reach the play-offs.

Eustace returned to Sheffield Wednesday as a scout during Chris Turner's brief managerial tenure, but was made redundant as part of an overhaul of the coaching staff in 2006. His claim for unfair dismissal was rejected by an industrial tribunal.

He was for a time landlord of The Cheshire Cheese Inn pub in Hope, Derbyshire.

## References

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* Sheffield Wednesday managerial profile at the Sheffield Wednesday Archive

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Tony Towner

**Antony James Towner** (born 2 May 1955) is an English former footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a winger.

A right winger, he spent much of the 1970s with his hometown club Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Millwall later in the decade. Towner was sold to Rotherham United along with John Seasman for a joint fee of £165,000 in 1980. £95,000 believed to be Towner's fee. He also had a brief loan spell at Sheffield United before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £100,000, where he spent a season in top-flight football. He later played for Charlton Athletic, Rochdale and Cambridge United.

Towner was a skilful, pacy right winger and great crosser of the ball who formed a great partnership with another Rotherham legend Ronnie Moore. Towner was a key figure in Rotherham's 1981 Division 3 winning side.

Jesper Olsen was rumoured to have based his winger play on Tony which led to his move to Manchester United

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1. ↑ Tony Towner. *UK A–Z Transfers*. Neil Brown. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
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Steve Derrett

**Stephen Clifford Derrett** (born 16 October 1947) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 200 appearances in the Football League and won four caps for Wales.

## Career

A youth team player at the club, Steve Derrett began his career at Cardiff City, making his first team debut in a European Cup Winners Cup match against NAC Breda in 1967. He went on to make his league debut in November of the same year in a match against Birmingham City and went on to establish himself in the side over the following years, including earning all of his four caps for Wales, two of which ended in heavy defeats against Scotland and Italy.

Derrett left Cardiff in 1972 to join Carlisle United but struggled to settle at Brunton Park and, after a short loan spell at Aldershot, moved on to Rotherham United the following year. He spent three years at Rotherham, making over 80 appearances, before returning to South Wales to sign for Newport County only for a knee injury two years into his spell there to end his professional career.

## Honours

**Cardiff City**

* **Welsh Cup Winner: 1**

1968–69
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Tony Cunningham (footballer)

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**Anthony Eugene Cunningham** (born 12 November 1957) is a Jamaican former professional footballer.

Cunningham, a striker, began his professional career with Lincoln City in 1979. In three years with the Imps, he made 123 league appearances and scored 32 goals.

Barnsley came in for his services in 1982, and he went on to make 42 appearances for the South Yorkshire club, scoring eleven goals.

After leaving Oakwell, Cunningham remained in the White Rose county, making 28 appearances and scoring five goals for Sheffield Wednesday.

In 1984 Cunningham had a short spell with Manchester City before moving to the North East to join Jack Charlton's Newcastle United. He spent two years on Tyneside, making just short of 50 appearances for the Magpies, scoring four goals. He was commonly known to his friends while at Newcastle as 'Slug'.

Cunningham traded the North East for the North West in July 1987 when he signed for Sam Ellis' Blackpool for a tribunal-set fee of £25,000. He made his debut for the Seasiders in the opening day of the 1987–88 season, a draw at Gillingham.

What started as a promising Blackpool career became a disappointing one. As the team struggled, Cunningham was made a scapegoat, and at the end of the 1988–89, he rejoined Ellis, who had become manager of Bury.

On his return to Bloomfield Road with the Shakers, on 31 October 1989, Cunningham was sent off in the first half. The visitors, however, won the game by a single goal.

After Bury, Cunningham played for Bolton Wanderers, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers. After almost 500 league games and over one hundred goals, he ended his career with non-league Gainsborough Trinity.

## Post-retirement

Cunningham now lives and works in Lincoln as a solicitor.

## References

* Cunningham's profile at Neil Brown's statistics site
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Tommy Tynan

**Thomas Edward Tynan** (born 17 November 1955) is an English retired professional footballer.

A hard working striker with flowing blonde hair, Tynan was signed as an apprentice for Liverpool by manager Bill Shankly after winning a talent contest run by the *Liverpool Echo* newspaper, but he never made a first-team appearance for the Reds, and was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday in 1976, where he spent two years and scored 31 goals.

After just nine appearances for Lincoln City in 1978, Tynan moved on to Newport County where he formed a dynamic striking partnership with John Aldridge as the Newport team gained promotion from Division 4, won the Welsh Cup and reached the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners Cup. Tynan scored both goals in the away leg against Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany, the equalising goal being in the 90th minute but Newport lost the home leg 1–0. In total Tynan scored 66 goals in 183 matches during the most successful period in the club's history.

In 1983, Tynan moved on to Plymouth Argyle where he became a cult figure during the 1980s and is frequently named by Argyle fans as one of the club's all-time greatest players. He was a member of the side which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984, scoring the goal which beat then top flight West Bromwich Albion in the fifth round of the competition. Argyle went on to beat Derby County in the quarter finals before losing to Watford in the penultimate stage of the competition.

In the 1984/85 season, Tynan was joint top scorer in all 4 divisions of the Football League with 31 goals, level with Tranmere's John Clayton. Clayton, ironically, joined Argyle as Tynan's replacement, when Tynan signed for Rotherham United in the summer of 1985. However, Tynan rejoined Argyle in early 1986, initially on loan, as the club pushed for promotion to the second tier. His excellent goalscoring record continued at that level and he became a club legend. In total Tynan scored 126 goals in 262 appearances for Plymouth. Former England manager Graham Taylor described him as one of the best natural finishers he had ever seen.

Tynan spent a season as manager of Goole Town in the Northern Premier League between 1993 and 1994.

As of January 2017 he was working as a taxi driver in Plymouth. He previously wrote a regular column about Argyle for local newspaper, the *Plymouth Evening Herald*. Tynan's biography was published in March 2009, entitled "*The Original Football Idol: The Tommy Tynan story*" by Ryan Danes (Breedon Books Template:ISBN). He was also the subject of the 1990 book *Tommy: A Life at the Soccer Factory* by Richard Cowdrey (Bud Books Template:ISBN)

## References

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Trevor Clarke (footballer)

**Trevor Thomas Clarke** (born 26 March 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rotherham United.

## Club career

### Early career

Clarke started his football career with Crumlin United, before moving to St. Kevin's Boys in the North Dublin suburb of Whitehall, the same club that produced a number of Republic of Ireland internationals, including Liam Brady, Damien Duff, Jeff Hendrick and Robbie Brady. His performances earned him a move to England with Middlesbrough, where he played for their Under-18's. He was released in July 2015 and returned home.

### Shamrock Rovers

Clarke joined Shamrock Rovers in September 2015 from Middlesbrough. He played for the Rovers Under-19's for a short time before stepping up to the first team at the start of 2016. He made 80 league appearances for the club during the four seasons from 2016 to 2019, and also featured in the UEFA Europa League. In 2017 he was a transfer target for Southampton, Sheffield United and Barnsley.

### Rotherham United

Clarke signed for Rotherham United on 29 July 2019, for an undisclosed fee, on a three-year contract. He was expected to be in contention for an immediate first-team place, but suffered a knee injury during a behind-closed-doors match on the same day his signing was announced. He finally made his debut in the 2019–20 EFL Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers on 8 October 2019, creating a goal and then scoring the winner.

## International career

Clarke has played for the Republic of Ireland from Under 15's level right up to the Republic of Ireland U21's, earning 12 caps & 5 goals for the Under 17's, 7 caps for Under 19's and 1 cap for the Under 21's.

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## Honours

### Individual

* PFAI Young Player of the Year: 2017
* PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year: 2017

## References

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2. ↑ Barnsley face Premier League competition in chase for Shamrock Rovers ace Trevor Clarke. The Irish Mirror (16 June 2017). Retrieved on October 9, 2019.
3. ↑ Trevor Clarke: Rotherham United sign Shamrock Rovers defender. BBC Sport (29 July 2019).
4. ↑ Rotherham United sweat on injury verdict as Trevor Clarke is stretchered off in first Millers outing. Rotherham Advertiser (29 July 2019).
5. ↑ Rotherham United 3 Doncaster Rovers 2: Trevor Clarke is quickly off the mark for Millers. The Yorkshire Post (8 October 2019).
6. ↑ https://www.fai.ie/ireland/player/888841320 Template:Bare URL inline
7. ↑ Stunning season sees Sean Maguire named PFAI Player of the Year for 2017. the42.ie.ie. Retrieved on November 25, 2017.
8. ↑ Just three Cork players make PFAI Team of the Year. rte.ie. Retrieved on November 26, 2017.
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Reece McGinley

**Reece McGinley** (born 1 March 2000) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders.

## Career

After graduating from the academy, McGinley signed professionally for Rotherham United in April 2018. He had previously made his competitive debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 win away at Bradford City in the EFL Trophy in November 2017.

On 2 January 2019, McGinley was loaned out to NIFL Premiership side Crusaders FC on a loan deal for the rest of the season.

At the end of the 2018–19 season, McGinley was released by Rotherham United after his contract expired. He returned to Crusaders for the new season, and in December 2019 signed a two-year contract.

## International career

He has represented Northern Ireland at under 15s, 17s and 19s level.

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## Honours

Crusaders
* Irish Cup: 2018–19

## References

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Rotherham United W.F.C.

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**Rotherham United Women Football Club** is an English women's football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The club currently play in the Template:English football updater-W.

## History

The club was formed in 1969 as **Kilnhurst Shooting Stars**. The club has played in the Women's FA Cup on several occasions.

Ahead of season 2010–11, manager Paul Durrands boosted his squad with a number of players from FA WSL clubs Doncaster Rovers Belles and Lincoln Ladies. Shortly after joining from Lincoln, winger Paige Crossman was called up to the England U19 squad. After leading the table for much of the campaign, a late-season slump saw the Lady Millers miss out on automatic promotion. But victories over Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United in the play-offs secured a return to the Premier League Northern Division after two years away.

## Stadium

Rotherham United Ladies play at Roundwood Sports Complex in Rawmarsh, the home of Parkgate F.C..

## Honours

* **Midland Combination Women's Football League:**
	+ **Winners (1):** 2006–07

## References

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3. ↑ England Under-19 call-up is just reward for Retford's Paige Crossman Retford Times, 19 August 2010
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5. ↑ Joy for Gills and Millers She Kicks, 15 May 2011
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Richard Landon

**Richard John Landon** (born 22 March 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He made 83 appearances in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Stockport County, Rotherham United and Macclesfield Town.

## Life and career

Landon combined his job as a part-time player with an office job before entering the professional game. While at his desk, he was told he had phone call waiting from Peter Shilton, who had spotted him playing for Bedworth United. He almost did not take the call, believing it to be a wind-up. He accepted an offer of a trial from Plymouth Argyle and impressed, which led to a £30,000 transfer. He scored five goals in his first eight appearances for the club, including a hat-trick in their 8–1 win at Hartlepool United on 7 May 1994. The following season was a disappointing one for Landon, having suffered a number of injuries. He scored another seven goals before new manager Neil Warnock sold him to Stockport County for £50,000. Two spells with Macclesfield Town and one with Rotherham United followed before he finished his career back in non-league football. He returned to Stockport County after retiring from playing as the club's kit man.
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## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Richard Landon". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
2. ↑ "Departures". Altrincham. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
3. ↑ "Force eight carries Shilton on". *The Independent*. 8 May 1994. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
4. ↑ "Richard Landon". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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Neil Whitworth

**Neil Anthony Whitworth** (born 12 April 1972) is an English former football defender.

Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, to a former rugby league footballer, Whitworth began his career at Wigan Athletic as a trainee. He made his senior debut for Wigan on 10 February 1990 in a Third Division match against Leyton Orient; Wigan lost the match 2–0. Manchester United spotted Whitworth's potential and signed him for a fee of £45,000 in June 1990. His United debut came nine months later, when he played in a 1–1 draw away to Southampton. However, Whitworth did not play again for Manchester United and was shipped out on loan to four clubs before he and Colin McKee were sold to Kilmarnock for a combined fee of £350,000 in September 1994.

Whitworth first went on loan to Preston North End for a month in January 1992, playing six games for the Lancashire club. He then went to Barnsley in February 1992 until the end of the season, making 11 appearances. He played out the 1992–93 season in the Manchester United reserve team, but went on another month-long loan to Rotherham United in October 1993, immediately followed by a month at Blackpool.

Whitworth was issued with the number 32 shirt when the FA Premier League introduced squad numbers for the 1993–94 season, although he never took to the field in that shirt.

In 1997, Whitworth suffered a nasty bout of tuberculosis, and struggled to hold down a first-team place after his recovery. Towards the end of the 1997–98 season, he moved back to his home-town club, Wigan, on loan. Whitworth was released from his Kilmarnock contract at the end of May 1998, and immediately signed by Hull City. He stayed at Boothferry Park for two seasons, but only made 28 appearances in that time, before moving on to Exeter City. He stayed at Exeter for three years, making a total of 62 appearances. He was signed by Southport in August 2003, and formed a vital part of their defensive unit, despite attracting criticism from some quarters for his lack of aerial prowess. He was sent on a month's loan to Radcliffe Borough, before returning to Southport. However, at the end of the 2003–04 season, Whitworth decided to call time on his professional career. He made a brief comeback in 2006, playing a few games for Fleetwood Town but it was short-lived, and he has not played a professional game of football since.

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Reg Freeman

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**Reg Freeman** was an English football player and manager.

## Career

### Player

Freeman played 104 times for Oldham Athletic, making his debut in January 1921 against Bolton Wanderers. Freeman joined Middlesbrough from the Latics in May 1923 for £3,600. Whilst playing left-back for Middlesbrough, the team won the Second Division title in 1927–28 in impressive fashion scoring 122 goals in 42 league games. He made 29 league appearances that season. While Middlesbrough were relegated the next season (Freeman was mostly injured that season), he would win another Second Division title in 1928–29 with the club. In total Freeman spent seven seasons playing at Ayresome Park before leaving for Rotherham United for only £150 in 1930, where he became player-manager in 1934. He played war-time football for Liverpool as well.

### Manager

Freeman was manager for Rotherham United from 1934 to 1952. Rotherham finished as runners-up three time in succession between 1947 and 1949 and then were champions of the Third Division North in 1950–51. He was appointed as manager of Sheffield United for the 1952–53 season, and immediately led the club to the Second Division title. United narrowly avoid relegation in 1953–54, finishing 20th in the First Division. Other season highlights include the debut of goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson, plus the first floodlit game at Bramall Lane since the 19th century. Two big defeats early in the 1954–55 season caused concern, but United completed the league double over Steel City derby rivals Wednesday on their way to a 13th-place finish. However Freeman was taken ill and died before the start of the 1955–56 season.

## Honours

### Player

**Middlesbrough**

* Football League Second Division champions: 1927–28, 1928–29

### Manager

**Rotherham United**

* Football League Third Division North champions: 1950–51

**Sheffield United**

* Football League Second Division champions: 1952–53

## References

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Trevor Berry

**Trevor John Berry** (born 1 August 1974) in Haslemere, England, is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder mostly for Rotherham United. Whilst at Rotherham he was a part of the team that won the 1996 Football League Trophy Final.

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Mickey Walker (footballer)

**Michael John "Mickey" Walker, Jr.** (born 10 April 1945) is an English former professional footballer and coach.

## Early and personal life

Walker was born in Harrogate, and grew up in Doncaster. His father Mickey Sr. had played for Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue and York City. As a teenager he played cricket, trialling for Yorkshire Schoolboys at the age of 15, and later playing for England Schoolboys.

He is married to Carol.

## Career

### Playing career

After being told he was too short (at 5 ft 7) to play football by Doncaster Rovers, Walker played youth football with Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United. After a spell in non-league football with Bourne Town, he turned professional with Bradford City in October 1964. He made 20 appearances in the Football League (scoring 1 goal) for Bradford City, before returning to Rotherham United in March 1966. He then moved to Sligo Rovers in Ireland later in 1966.

He spent the 1968 season with the Los Angeles Wolves of the North American Soccer League, scoring 7 goals in 22 games.

He later played for Mansfield Town, Altrincham, Stockport County, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town.

### Coaching career

Walker worked as a scout for Liverpool and Rangers, and as a youth team coach at Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. After leaving his role as Assistant Manager at Nottingham Forest, Walker has held a number of positions at Doncaster Rovers, including Assistant Manager, Director of Football, and Caretaker Manager. He was Director of Football at Doncaster from 2006 until July 2012 when he was released as part of the club's cost cutting restructuring after relegation from the Championship.

A testimonial match was held by Doncaster Rovers on 1 August 2009 in honour of Walker.

## Sources

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Profile. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tim Rich (9 May 2003). Ryan the benefactor plays leading role in Doncaster's transformation. *The Independent*.
3. ↑ Mickey Walker Snr Dies. Doncaster Rovers F.C. (17 November 2004).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 John Brindley (1 August 2009). MICKEY WALKER – WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW. Doncaster Rovers F.C..
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Frost, p. 409
6. ↑ Frost, p. 389
7. ↑ Profile. NASL Jerseys.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mickey leaves Rovers. Doncaster Rovers F.C. (4 July 2012).
9. ↑ Conference set for ignition. BBC Sport (24 June 2002).
10. ↑ Rovers hand Walker new position. BBC Sport (22 May 2006).
11. ↑ Penney and Doncaster part company. BBC Sport (30 August 2006).
12. ↑ WALKER TESTIMONIAL: ROVERS 1 WOLVES 1. Doncaster Rovers F.C. (1 August 2009).
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Mick Harrity

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**Michael David Harrity** (born 5 October 1946) is a former English footballer who played as a full-back.

## Career

Harrity began his senior career with Rotherham United, making 36 Football League appearances for the club scoring five times over the course of three years. In 1968, Harrity signed for Fourth Division club Doncaster Rovers, making two league appearances. Following his spell at Doncaster, Harrity signed for Chelmsford City.

## References

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1. ↑ Mick Harrity. Retrieved on February 3, 2019.
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Roy Stephenson

For the United States federal judge, see Roy Laverne Stephenson.

**Roy Stephenson** (27 May 1932 – 4 February 2000) was an English professional footballer. During his career he made 144 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1960 and 1965. He was born in Crook.

## Honours

**Ipswich Town**

* Football League First Division: 1961–62
* Football League Second Division: 1960–61

**Individual**

* Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010

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1. ↑ Four Town players in Hall of Fame. *East Anglian Daily Times* (17 April 2010). Retrieved on March 21, 2014.
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## External links

* Roy Stephenson at Pride of Anglia
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Peter Duffield

**Peter Duffield** (born 4 February 1969) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he played for sixteen league clubs in 17 years.

Duffield began his career as an 18-year-old with Sheffield United in 1987. In his time at Bramall Lane he made 58 league appearances and scored 16 goals, including a perfect penalty record of 7 scored from 7 taken which is a club record. Duffield also holds the club record for being the first Sheffield United substitute to be substituted after playing 14 minutes at Craven Cottage against Fulham on 29 April 1989. His last league start was on 10 December 1989 when he broke his leg at Swindon Town. He went on loan to six clubs in as many years, namely Halifax Town, Rotherham United, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County.

In September 1993 he joined Scottish club Hamilton Academical, where he made his name. In two years at Douglas Park he scored 38 goals in 72 league appearances.

After leaving Hamilton in 1995, Duffield went on to play for four other Scottish clubs: Airdrie, Raith Rovers, Morton and Falkirk.

In 1999, he signed for Darlington on loan, and later that year made the move permanent. He was on the move again the following year, however, joining York City.

Duffield then moved to Boston United for a season, before joining Carlisle United in 2004.

After Carlisle were relegated to the Conference, Duffield joined Conference North side Alfreton Town

Duffield joined Retford United in 2006 as a player assistant manager. At the close of the 2006–07 season, Duffield was named Retford United manager but will still continue as a player.

In September 2011, Duffield replaced Tommy Taylor as manager of Belper Town. He resigned from the club after a 5–1 defeat at Buxton in September 2014. He managed Handsworth Parramore between October 2014 and January 2016.

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Mark Lynch (association footballer)

This article is about the English association football player. For the Irish Gaelic footballer, see Mark Lynch (Gaelic footballer).

**Mark John Lynch** (born 2 September 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his career with Manchester United and spent most of the 2001–02 season on loan with Scottish club St Johnstone, but failed to break into the Manchester United first team on a regular basis. He went on to play for Sunderland, Hull City, Yeovil Town, Rotherham United, Stockport County and Altrincham before retiring from professional football in 2012.

## Career

Born in Manchester, Lynch began his career with Manchester United. To gain first-team experience, he joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan in October 2001 and made 20 appearances for the club. He made one senior appearance for Manchester United, against Deportivo de La Coruña in the UEFA Champions League in March 2003, in which he scored an own goal. In July 2004, Lynch moved to Sunderland on a free transfer. He made 11 appearances during the 2004–05 season and was allowed to leave in June 2005.

On 14 June 2005, Lynch signed for Championship club Hull City on a free transfer. He suffered a knee injury in the first minute of his Hull City debut in August 2005 against Queens Park Rangers, and in his first game back against Coventry City he was sent off.Template:Cn He made 15 further appearances for Hull in the 2005–06 season, the last of which was in January, and at the end of the season he was made available for transfer by manager Peter Taylor.

In August 2006, Lynch moved to Yeovil Town on loan but then signed on a permanent deal before the transfer deadline. He was released in May 2008.

Lynch signed a two-year deal Rotherham United on 27 May 2008. He made his Rotherham United debut against Lincoln City, and scored twice on his third appearance for the club against Morecambe.

On 14 July 2010, he signed for Stockport County, but was released on 31 January 2012. He subsequently joined Altrincham, but was released by the club at the end of the season after making eight first-team appearances.

## References

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Mark Williams (footballer, born 1978)

**Mark Thomas Williams** (born 10 November 1978) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Rochdale and Rotherham United.

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Steve Conroy (footballer)

**Steven Harold Conroy** (19 December 1956 – 4 May 2021) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper who spent the bulk of his career playing for Sheffield United.

## Career

Born in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire, England, Conroy had appeared as a schoolboy for his local town before signing as an apprentice for Sheffield United in 1972. Graduating to the first team squad in 1974, Conroy turned professional, but was usually employed as cover for the first choice keeper, and so did not make his league debut until 23 August 1977 in a 2–0 home victory over Hull City. Establishing himself in the first team in 1978, Conroy became first choice keeper until breaking his arm in an Anglo-Scottish Cup game against St Mirren in December 1979. His injury sidelined Conroy for over a year and he did not return to playing until the 1980–81 season and was part of the team that was relegated to Division Four for the first time in the club's history.

Conroy continued to be dogged by injuries and was eventually released by United in January 1983, signing for near neighbours Rotherham United on non-contract terms the following February. Released at the end of the season, Conroy then signed for Rochdale where he spent a further 18 months battling with injuries before returning to Rotherham for a final twelve-month spell in 1985. Following his retirement from playing, Conroy spent a time as part of the Sheffield United coaching staff.

Steve Conroy died at the age of 64 on 4 May 2021.

## References

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Rodney Fern

**Rodney Alan Fern** (13 December 1948 – 16 January 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.

## Career

Born in Burton upon Trent, Fern played as an amateur for Measham Imps before turning professional in 1967 with Leicester City. He also played for Luton Town, Chesterfield and Rotherham United before retiring in 1983. He was part of the Leicester side that won the 1971 FA Charity Shield.

Fern died on 16 January 2018.

## References

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1. ↑ Rodney Fern. Neil Brown. Retrieved on January 17, 2018.
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Trevor Womble

**Trevor Womble** (born 7 June 1951 in South Shields) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Rotherham United, Crewe Alexandra and Halifax Town.

He began his footballing career as an apprentice with Rotherham United and was only 17 years old when he made his full debut in a 3–1 defeat to Stockport County in 1968. He was right footed and played in a midfield role. He was the second highest scorer in the Rotherham United team that won promotion from Division Four in 1974–75.Template:Citation needed He also spent spells on loan at Crewe Alexandra and Halifax Town, and retired in 1978 through injury.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rotherham United – 1946/47–2008/09. *UK A–Z Transfers*. Neil Brown. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.
2. ↑ Former players (Word document). Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.
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Mark Rhodes (footballer)

**Mark Nigel Rhodes** (born 26 August 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League, mostly for Rotherham United, in the 1970s and 1980s.

## References

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