LOOKING BACK

DAVID DOCHERTY EXAMINES THE FORTUNES OF HALF-A-DOZEN OF OUR MOST TALENTED PLAYERS…

Invariably, when books are written about English football in the 1970s, lamentations take place about England’s failure to qualify for both the 1974 and 1978 World Cup finals. They usually go on to talk about the talent which was available for selection but was either ignored or not properly used by those in charge (Sir Alf Ramsey, Don Revie and Ron Greenwood).
The same six names always crop up, namely Peter Osgood, Rodney Marsh, Tony Currie, Stan Bowles, Frank Worthing...