Victor Frederick Buckingham was an English football player and manager.
Paul Jewell is an English football manager and former player, who was most recently director of football at Swindon Town.
Thomas William Miller is an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the assistant manager of National League North side South Shields.
Darren Mark Moore is a professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of EFL League Two club Port Vale. He has performed extensive charity work for the Professional Footballers' Association, Show Racism the Red Card, and the Free Methodist Church.
Sean Bernard Long, also known by the nickname of "Longy", is an English former professional rugby league footballer, who is the current head coach of Oldham RLFC in the RFL League 1. He has played in the 1990s and 2000s. An England and Great Britain international scrum-half, Long is regarded by many as one of the finest British players of his generation. He began his career with the Wigan Warriors, and also played for the Widnes Vikings and Hull FC, but is best known for his time playing for St Helens in the Super League with whom he won a total of four Super League championships and five Challenge Cups, as well as numerous individual accolades including the Man of Steel award, and three Lance Todd Trophies.
Lee Anthony Peacock is a Scottish former professional footballer and current Assistant Manager at Plymouth Parkway F.C.
Leon Marvin Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Anthony Herbert Kay is an English former footballer who became notorious after being banned from the professional game for life following the British betting scandal of 1964.
James Gauld was a Scottish footballer, who played as an inside forward. He began his career with Aberdeen but failed to make a first team appearance before being released. Gauld went on to play in the Highland League for Huntly and Elgin City, and then played in the League of Ireland for Waterford. In his one season with the club, he finished as top goalscorer in the League of Ireland with 30 goals. His form led to a move to England in 1955, where he joined Charlton Athletic. Gauld was transferred to Everton the following year, and then joined Plymouth Argyle in 1957. Two seasons later, he was on the move again, joining Swindon Town for a club record fee.
The British betting scandal of 1964 was a scandal in English association football in which ten professional players were jailed for offences arising from match fixing.
Peter Swan was an English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1952 until 1974. Swan made 299 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday plus two as substitute, he was a regular in the England national side for two years between May 1960 and May 1962 winning 19 full caps, he also represented England at Under 19 and Under 23 level.
The 1915 British football betting scandal occurred when a Football League First Division match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on 2 April 1915 was fixed in United's favour, with players from both sides benefiting from bets placed upon the result. In all, seven players were found to have participated in the scandal and all were subsequently banned for life, although most later had their bans overturned.
Neil Hamilton Dewar was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goalscoring record.
Victor John Mobley is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers. Mobley was a central defender who made 212 League appearances in a career which lasted from 1964 to 1971, scoring eight goals. He was forced to retire at the age of 28 through injury.
The Fix is a 1997 television film directed by Paul Greengrass that was first shown on BBC One and starring Jason Isaacs and Steve Coogan
Michael John Smith is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Aden Flint is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.
Frederick Walter Laycock was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was born in Sheffield. He began his career in local football with St Mary's and Shirebrook. After a spell in the Midland League with Rotherham Town, Laycock signed as a professional with Sheffield Wednesday in March 1923. However, he failed to make a first-team appearance for the club and moved on a free transfer to Football League Third Division North side Barrow the following year. At Holker Street, Laycock scored 10 goals in 31 league matches. Said to be an outstanding header of the football, his form for Barrow attracted other clubs to his signature. At the match against Rotherham County on 16 March 1925, the final day for transfers in the 1924–25 season, several clubs sent representatives to sign the player. While the game was in progress, Laycock was called from the field of play to sign for Third Division North rivals Nelson, before completing the rest of the match for Barrow. Both Laycock and Nelson were later fined over the incident, Laycock receiving his punishment for illegally representing Barrow while contracted to a different club.
Robert Curry was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Sheffield Wednesday and Colchester United in the Football League.
Matthew Luke Penney is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back or midfielder.
