Micky Horswill

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Micky Horswill
Personal information
Full name Michael Frederick Horswill
Date of birth (1953-03-06) 6 March 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth Annfield Plain, County Durham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sunderland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–74 Sunderland 69 (3)
1974–75 Manchester City 14 (0)
1975–78 Plymouth Argyle 102 (3)
1978–82 Hull City 84 (6)
1982–83 Happy Valley ? (?)
1983–84 Carlisle United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Frederick Horswill (born 6 March 1953 in Annfield Plain, County Durham) is a former English professional footballer, who played for Sunderland, Manchester City, Plymouth Argyle, Hull City, Happy Valley of Hong Kong and Carlisle United where he finished his career. [1]

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Playing career

He started his footballing career at Sunderland at the age of just 12, until he signed as a youth player at 15 years old. [2] In 1971, he signed his professional contract at the club, and made his debut on 4 April 1972 against Preston North End in a 3–1 win. [3] His first goal in a Sunderland shirt came against Middlesbrough on 17 February 1973, when Sunderland won 4–0. [4] Horswill played a role in Sunderland's run in their 1972–73 FA Cup run, as he played in every game, [5] including the final of the tournament, where Sunderland, a Second Division side at the time, beat Leeds United 1–0. [6] In total, he played 69 league games for the club, scoring three goals, before he moved on to Manchester City. [1] While at Manchester City, he played rarely, making just 14 league appearances in two seasons at the club, without scoring a goal. [1] He was then offloaded to Plymouth Argyle in 1975, where he established himself as a regular in the team, [7] going on to eventually make 102 appearances, with three goals. [1] He then moved to Hull City in 1978, where he went on to score six goals, in 84 league appearances. [1] This was followed by a brief spell in Hong Kong, with Happy Valley, before he finished his playing career with Carlisle United, making a solitary appearance. [1]

Broadcasting career

After ending his footballing career, Horswill worked for Real Radio North East as a presenter of the station's Legends Football Phone-In, alongside Malcolm Macdonald and Bernie Slaven. The programme was axed after the 2011–12 season but was resurrected by Darlington-based station Star Radio North East, with Macdonald and Slaven joining Horswill again.

Honours

Sunderland

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References

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  2. ↑ "Past Players ( H )". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Micky Horswill". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Sunderland 4–0 Middlesbrough". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  5. ↑ "Micky Horswill". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  6. ↑ "Shocks do happen". The FA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Mickey Horswill". Argyle Review. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
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