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1586:2007 deaths
1581:1925 births
466:' history.
395:Eric Webber
329:out of the
302:Club career
90:Position(s)
1575:Categories
1334:Cunningham
1234:Len Graham
1176:22 January
1151:22 January
1086:References
480:Stoke City
268:footballer
22:Len Graham
1437:Uprichard
1427:McParland
1344:McMichael
1167:"Profile"
531:Division
496:Blackpool
488:Port Vale
447:World Cup
403:Plainmoor
377:into the
375:relegated
339:Belle Vue
327:promotion
308:Brantwood
288:Brantwood
276:full-back
242:1959–1960
219:1951–1958
198:1959–1960
180:1958–1959
162:1949–1958
151:Brantwood
94:Full-back
77:, England
75:Blackpool
32:Full name
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1194:Archived
519:Source:
421:season.
345:side in
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1537:Trainor
1517:Chapman
1467:McCrory
1417:McIlroy
1407:Simpson
1403:9
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1387:Bingham
1383:7
1377:Peacock
1373:6
1363:5
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1109:9 March
1080:1949–50
1065:Honours
885:1962–63
827:1958–59
799:1957–58
771:1956–57
743:1955–56
715:1954–55
687:1953–54
659:1952–53
631:1951–52
601:1950–51
571:1949–50
537:FA Cup
534:League
528:Season
456:England
419:1959–60
399:1958–59
383:1957–58
371:1956–57
367:1955–56
363:1954–55
359:1953–54
355:1952–53
351:1951–52
347:1950–51
335:1949–50
323:Wrexham
319:manager
272:manager
52:Belfast
1527:Hamill
1507:Graham
1477:Dougan
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959:Goals
856:Total
560:Goals
540:Total
460:capped
451:Sweden
369:, and
337:. The
290:, and
82:Height
1487:Coyle
1457:Scott
1447:Casey
1367:Keith
1324:Gregg
1052:Total
554:Goals
548:Goals
525:Club
476:coach
439:Wales
413:side
282:with
146:–1949
105:Years
1397:Cush
1261:2015
1215:ISBN
1178:2013
1153:2013
1111:2017
1041:1958
1030:1957
1019:1956
1008:1955
997:1954
986:1953
975:1952
964:1951
956:Apps
953:Year
557:Apps
551:Apps
545:Apps
415:Ards
296:Ards
274:. A
270:and
247:Ards
203:Ards
144:0000
115:Apps
109:Team
1497:Rea
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