Category: Focus On – Vintage

Focus On; Don Masson

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Donald Sanderson Masson (born 26 August 1946) is a Scottish former footballer. A midfielder, Masson began his career with Middlesbrough in 1964. He stayed there for six years before moving to Queens Park Rangers, followed by Derby County and Notts County, then player-manager of Kettering Town, before he retired.

Masson was voted Notts best player of all time by supporters. He played 17 caps for Scotland, including winning the British Home International Championship in 1976 and playing in the 1978 World Cup. After his retirement, Masson went into the hotel business with his wife.

Masson began his career with Middlesbrough in 1964. He was signed by Notts County manager Billy Gray in 1968 in a joint deal for £7000 along with Bob Worthington. He stayed there for six years before moving to Queens Park Rangers in December 1974 for £100,000. Masson made his debut in the 1–0 home win versus Sheffield United on 14 December 1974.

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Focus On; Sergio Aguero

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Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League. He played for Manchester City from 2011 to 2021 and is the club’s all-time top goalscorer and holds the record for most Premier League hat-tricks, with 12.

Agüero began his career at the Argentine club Independiente where, on 5 July 2003, he became the youngest player to play in the Argentine Primera División at 15 years and 35 days, breaking the 27 year record previously set by future father-in-law Diego Maradona. In 2006, Agüero moved to La Liga club Atlético Madrid in a transfer worth €23 million, establishing himself as one of the world’s best young players. At the club, he won the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup. Agüero signed for Manchester City in 2011 in a transfer for a reported fee of £35 million. He spent 10 years at the club, where he won five Premier League titles, notably scoring a last minute winner in the last league game of his debut season to win the club its first league title since 1968. Further honours with the club include a record six EFL Cups and an FA Cup; he was also part of the club’s first UEFA Champions League final.

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Focus On; Paul Edwards

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Paul Francis Edwards (born 7 October 1947) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Manchester United, Oldham Athletic and Stockport County.

Born in Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire, Edwards began his football career with Manchester United, signing his first amateur contract with them on 14 August 1963. He turned professional 18 months later, but it was another four years before he made his first team debut, playing in the 3–0 defeat away to Everton on 19 August 1969.

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