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Sad to hear this Worthy was a quality he came to Sunderland at the back end of his career but he was still a class act.

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Sad to hear this Worthy was a quality he came to Sunderland at the back end of his career but he was still a class act.


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Originally posted by Double Maxim Double Maxim wrote:

Sad to hear this Worthy was a quality he came to Sunderland at the back end of his career but he was still a class act.


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Sadly passed away. Some character.
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Sad to hear about the passing of Frank.

What a brilliant player he was.

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He loved the life that's for sure

A lot of Sunderland nightspots were grateful of his trade.
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He was due to sign for Liverpool but failed a fitness test, an STD apparently. Shankly sent him away and told him to come back for another test after he got himself sorted. He had a second test a few weeks later and failed again. So the story goes. Legend. His goal for Bolton against Ipswich is pure artistry....
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He was due to sign for Liverpool but failed a fitness test, an STD apparently. Shankly sent him away and told him to come back for another test after he got himself sorted. He had a second test a few weeks later and failed again. So the story goes. Legend. His goal for Bolton against Ipswich is pure artistry....


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Only won 8 caps for England
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Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

He was due to sign for Liverpool but failed a fitness test, an STD apparently. Shankly sent him away and told him to come back for another test after he got himself sorted. He had a second test a few weeks later and failed again. So the story goes. Legend. His goal for Bolton against Ipswich is pure artistry....

RIP. Proper maverick alongside the likes of Stan Bowles when I was a kid.

Copied from another forum but this is the jist of the Liverpool story.

On his previous lifestyle, Worthington revealed: “I used to be out ‘til all hours boozing it up, but these days, I touch nothing stronger than the odd glass of lager or wine. I like to be tucked up in bed by 10pm.”

However, his wild ways cost him a big-money move to Liverpool in 1972.

It is understood his transfer to Anfield was put on hold after having high blood pressure during the medical.

Reds boss at the time Bill Shankly was unfazed, though, instructing Worthington to take a holiday to Majorca and they’d do the medical when he got back – bad idea!

According to the Huddersfield Examiner, Worthington’s holiday consisted of seven days of heavy drinking involving two blonde Swedish females, a night with Miss Great Britain and an ‘encounter’ with another woman at the airport.

Worthington then did his medical again and, unsurprisingly, his blood pressure was even higher – the move was off and Shankly sent some flowers to Worthington’s mum.

He joined Leicester City for £100,000 later that summer where he enjoyed a successful career, scoring 72 goals in five seasons.

Worthington completed his move to Leicester shortly after the Liverpool deal collapsed

But if you were wondering whether Worthington had any regrets about missing out on Liverpool, fear not!

“There was no point in getting upset,” he said at the time. “I just told myself it was their loss.”



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Brilliant footballer, unplayable at his peak and astonishing that he had only eight caps for England. He would not have got away with some of the off the field stuff in the modern era and his refusal to wear shin guards left him spending a lot of time with ice buckets due to the kickings he got, but what a player. Galway was one of his numerous clubs, though only very briefly.

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Originally posted by Green Cockade Green Cockade wrote:

Brilliant footballer, unplayable at his peak and astonishing that he had only eight caps for England. He would not have got away with some of the off the field stuff in the modern era and his refusal to wear shin guards left him spending a lot of time with ice buckets due to the kickings he got, but what a player. Galway was one of his numerous clubs, though only very briefly.

None of those type of players ever got many England caps. Weren't trusted.

Stan Bowles - 5
Rodney Marsh - 9
Tony Currie - 17

Even Hoddle in the 80s (different type of character but mercurial player) didn't get as many as he should have and Le Tissier in the 90s only got a handful. 

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Could be argued Le Tisser's lack of caps was (ridiculously) more down to who he played for though.
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Could be argued Le Tisser's lack of caps was (ridiculously) more down to who he played for though.

Nah. Was down to a mistrust of fancy dans instilled in English football and reinforced by the Ramsey World Cup win. 
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I read Frank was a childhood Burnley supporter,  Jimmy McIlroy being his favourite player. 
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