| DICKIE | 1974-76 Scunthorpe boss (6) |
| ROOTS | 1974-76 Scunthorpe boss (5) |
| FRIDAY | 1974-76 Reading and 1976-77 Cardiff forward (6) |
| ALEXIS | 1974-76 WBA featherweight champion (6) |
| MACHIN | 1963-72 Coventry and 1974-76 Brighton midfielder (6) |
| ESAJAS | Etienne ..... , former Sheffield Wednesday and Scunthorpe winger (6) |
| GRAVES | Wayne ___ , 1997-2005 Scunthorpe midfielder (6) |
| SPARTA | Turning 18 in Scunthorpe, an initially austere place (6) |
| ASHMAN | Ron ...... , 1967-73 Scunthorpe manager (6) |
| WILSON | Harold ___ (1916-95) British Prime Minister from 1964-70 and 1974-76 (6) |
| EASTOE | Peter ...... , 1974-76 Swindon Town, 1976-79 Queens Park Rangers and 1979-92 Everton striker (6) |
| ROGERS | 1972-74 Crystal Palace and 1974-76 QPR winger between spells at Swindon (3,6) |
| ERVING | ABA MVP: 1974-76 |
| GOOGLE | Searcher heading for gold buried in town north of Scunthorpe (6) |
| HODGES | Lee ...... , 1995-99 West Ham and 1999-2002 Scunthorpe midfielder (6) |
| BOTHAM | Ian, 1978-1980 Yeovil Town and 1980-1985 Scunthorpe United defender (6) |
| ASPADE | Be blunt with soprano having reportedly settled with a flat in the outskirts of Scunthorpe (4,1,5,1,5) |
| HAROLDWILSON | Labour MP for Huyton from 1950-83; prime minister from 1964-70 and 1974-76 (6,6) |
| BARRIETHOMAS | 1962-64 Newcastle No.9 between spells at Scunthorpe (6,6) |
| HOENEUS | West Germany and Bayern Munich footballer; 1974-76 European Cup, UEFA Euro 1972 and 1974 FIFA World Cup Final winner |
