Where are they now? - Jimmy Greenhoff

Had the most successful spell of his seven-club career with Manchester United (1976-1980), scoring the winner (deflected off …

Had the most successful spell of his seven-club career with Manchester United (1976-1980), scoring the winner (deflected off Lou Macari) in the 1977 FA Cup Final against Liverpool. Coached in Canada and at Port Vale and Rochdale before leaving football to set up an insurance company with a partner. The partner ended up going to jail for "mismanaging" the business, and Greenhoff, cleared of any wrongdoing, was left having to settle the company's debts. Lost everything, including his home, and now drives a forklift truck for a wallpaper warehouse in Alsager, Cheshire.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times