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April 2002

Carlo Sartori (Manchester United) A recent edition of 'The Times' also included the following letter:

Q Can anybody tell me about a red-headed Italian who played for Manchester United in the late 1960s/early 1970s ?
David Johnston, Belfast

A: This was Carlo Domenico Sartori, who was born in Calderzone, Italy, on February 10, 1948. As a child, he moved with his family to Manchester and was brought up in the Collyhurst district. He signed for United on his 17th birthday and made his debut as a substitute for Francis Bums at White Hart Lane on October 9, 1968, his full debut coming at Anfield four days later. A workman like midfield player, he made 40 appearances for United (plus 15 as sub) scoring six goals before being transferred to Bologna in January 1973 for 50,000 pounds in Tommy Docherty's clear-out after his appointment the previous month. He played another 10 years in Italy for a succession of smaller clubs before retiring in 1984. He subsequently returned to Manchester, working as a professional knife-sharpener to hotels and restaurants. Paul Busby, Manchester.

A: Sartori is afforded the honour of a stamp in the Soccer Stars Gala collection of 1971-72 alongside Messrs Charlton, Best Stepney and Stiles, Underneath his stamp is the mini-biography: red-haired and Italian-born. He began as a winger but has developed into an energetic midfield man, Signed from local school in July 1963, turned professional in February 1965, Height: 5ft 6in. Weight: lOst 51b, Paul Knwuod, Green Hammerton, York.

Richard Whitehead - I've added 5 new pages of 'Where are they now?' information based on the Richard Whitehead article that appears regularly in the Saturday edition of 'The Times'. To see the information click 'full details' from the following ...

13 April 2002- (this is the date the article appeared in'The Times'):
Claremont Road, 13 April 1967. Scotland plan the downfall of the world champions.

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26 January 2002: Ewood Park, 26 January, 1980. Blackburn Rovers 1 Coventry City 0, FA Cup fourth round.

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January/February 2002: Stamford Bridge 28 October 1967, Chelsea 1 West Ham United 3

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6 October 2002: Highbury, 20 August 20, 1970, Arsenal 4 Manchester United 0

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29 September 2002: The Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon, 30 April, 1974. Newcastle United begin the Cup Final countdown

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