Former Players Remember: Hugh McIlmoyle, Richie Norman, Alan Birchenall & Howard Riley
Heritage 03 Aug 2022 8 MinutesReading Time
Last month, Richie Norman, Howard Riley and Hugh McIlmoyle, who all played for Leicester City in the 1960s, were given a tour of LCFC Training Ground in Seagrave by Club Ambassador Alan ‘The Birch’ Birchenall.
Links With The Past
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Links With The Past: Gamage’s Green Book – 1913/14
This season, Club Historian John Hutchinson reveals some more unseen treasures from the Club’s historic collections and archives.
Former Player Remembers
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Former Player Remembers: Steve Lynex (Part One)
Winger Steve Lynex made 240 appearances for Leicester City between 1981 and 1987, scoring 60 goals. Last week, he spoke to Club Historian John Hutchinson about his career in football. In the first part of the interview, he recalls some of the highlights of playing for the Foxes in the old First Division.
Leicester City In 100 Players
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Leicester City In 100 Players: Alan 'The Birch' Birchenall
Club Historian John Hutchinson reviews the careers of 100 of the most outstanding players to represent Leicester Fosse and Leicester City in the Club’s 138-year history. The series continues with Alan Birchenall, whose 51-year association with Leicester City, both on and off the pitch, has been truly remarkable.
Foxes Firsts
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Foxes Firsts: Jimmy Goodfellow – The Club's First Substitute
Assistant Club Historian Elsie Flynn continues her series of firsts with the maiden occasion Leicester City were permitted to make a substitution during a match in 1965 – introducing Jimmy Goodfellow (top row, third from the left) from the bench.
Football's Pioneers
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Football's Pioneers: Jimmy Murphy
Dr Andy Dawes – from De Montfort University’s International Centre for Sports History & Culture – recalls Jimmy Murphy, who guided Wales to the World Cup Finals in 1958.