| DEANSAUNDERS | 2008-11 Wrexham boss; played as striker for Derby and Aston Villa (4,8) |
| SAUNDERS | Dean ........ , 2008-11 Wrexham boss; began his playing career at Swansea (8) |
| VARSITYMATCH | About to rest, change striker for amateur game (7,5) |
| EDDIEJOHNSON | US and Seattle Sounders striker at Fulham from 2008-11 (5,7) |
| VIALLI | Gianluca, footballer who played as a striker for Italy and managed Chelsea 1998- 2000 (6) |
| CLASSICRACE | Kind and sincere now and then, champion for Derby, perhaps (7,4) |
| GEMMILL | Archie _, Scottish footballer who played for Derby County and Nottingham Forest in the 1970s (7) |
| HECTOR | Kevin ...... , striker who scored 147 goals for Derby between 1966 and 1978 (6) |
| KICK | Keep it clean for starters on the weekend, as striker is expecting it from defender! (4) |
| SUAREZ | Luis, Uruguayan striker for Barcelona who previously played for Liverpool (6) |
| GOLF | Perform as striker returning for game (4) |
| MRTUDBALL | Exasperated boss played by Tim Conway in "The Carol Burnett Show" sketches |
| TONY | ____ Soprano, fictional Mafia boss played by James Gandolfini (4) |
| PICKET | Choose European team's No 1 as striker (6) |
| HOMER | Animated 13's all-round achievement as striker (5) |
| CROUCH | Peter, English former striker for Liverpool and Stoke City FC noted for his robotic dance goal celebrations (6) |
| TONEY | Footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Brentford, Ivan_ (5) |
| MARCUS | ___ Rashford, English striker for Manchester United FC noted for his foodpoverty campaigns (6) |
| LUIS | Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Atletico Madrid, _ Suarez (4) |
| SCAB | Non-striker for instance, turning to obstruct caught and bowled (4) |
