| SAMALLARDYCE | England football manager for a single match in 2016 |
| NIGAR | & 29 Which wicketkeeper effected most dismissals in a single match in the recently-concluded Women's World Cup? (5,7) |
| SULTANA | Which wicketkeeper effected most dismissals in a single match in the recently-concluded Women's World Cup? (5,7) |
| CAPRIATI | Jennifer ---, youngest player to win a singles match in the Wimbledon main draw (8) |
| ALLARDYCE | Sam ___, England football manager for 67 days in 2016 |
| MERCER | Joe --, England football manager for seven games in 1974 (6) |
| ROYHODGSON | England football manager for 56 games between 2012 and 2016 |
| ONER | Informal word for a big lie; a conker that has won a single match; an expert; a heavy blow; a quid, old £1 note or £100; or, a unique or extraordinary person or thing (4) |
| ALFRAMSEY | England football manager for their 1966 World Cup victory (3,6) |
| ALEXMCLEISH | Football manager nicknamed Big Eck who was appointed Scotland national team manager for a second time in February 2018 |
| HATTRICK | Feat when a footballer scores three goals in a single match (3,5) |
| BOSSANOVA | A star is after the manager for a dance (5,4) |
| STAGEMOM | Aggressive manager for a child star |
| OBSERVER | Old boy, computer manager for a Sunday newspaper (8) |
| RECEIVER | One talked into being manager for a wind-up? |
| EXPORTER | Wife that was case manager for a businessman? |
| PEPPER | Man City's manager for a season |
| SALENKO | Identify the surname of this Russian who holds the record of scoring most goals - 5, in a single match. (7) |
| VESTA | Moves tables just to find a single match! (5) |
| ONEUP | Ahead by a single match (3-2) |
