HodgysBrokenThumb
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I nearly choked on my cocoa (OK, whisky) watching the BBC news this evening. On the election report, there was an item on the marginal seat at Bishop Auckland, and as part of the decline of the place, they went back to the Amateur Cup final of 1957, which used to be a major event at Wembley with huge crowds, and they showed a goal scored by Bishop Auckland. The scorer looked very familiar, and a Google search soon confirmed that the scorer was none other than Billy Russell, who went on to become a key member of the Utd team in the late 50s/early 60s. He is best remembered by those of us of a certain age for scoring a hat-trick in the first 20 minutes of a sixth round cup-tie at Newcastle. I had completely forgotten that he played for Bishop Auckland, but he is instantly recognisable in the film. Not that I would recognise half the players from the last 10 years (current squad excepted)