| PHILJAGIELKA | Former England defender who captained Stoke City to a 4-0 win at Coventry City as he made the 800th appearance of his professional career in March 2023 |
| OATES | He was reportedly tight as he made up plot! (5) |
| MUTTIAHMURALITHARAN | Sri Lankan bowler who took his 800th wicket with his final ball in his last Test match (7,12) |
| IRON | Club's run preserved by 1-0 win at the death (4) |
| MOORE | Bobby ---, West Ham defender who captained England's 1966 World Cupwinning football team (5) |
| YEATS | Ron, Scottish central defender who captained Liverpool in the 1960s (5) |
| LEDLEYKING | Former England defender who joined Tottenham Hotspur as a trainee in 1997 and retired in 2012 |
| ASHLEYCOLE | Former England defender who was married to singer Cheryl (6, 4) |
| MCNAB | Bob ___, Arsenal and England defender who had a cameo role in the 1973 On The Buses episode 'The Football Match' |
| JESS | Eoin .... , 1992-99 Scotland midfielder at Coventry City from 1996-97 between spells at Aberdeen (4) |
| BAREESSENTIALS | Expose German city to a list being organised as the least that's necessary (4,10) |
| WESBROWN | Former England defender who played for Manchester United from 1996-2011 (3,5) |
| SMALLING | Chris ........ , Al-fayhe and former England defender who spent 2010-20 with Manchester United (8) |
| BOSTONBRUINS | Willie O'Ree made his NHL debut with this team on January 18th, 1958 in a 3-0 win over the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum: 2 wds. |
| FRANKIEBROWN | Defender who won the last of her 96 caps for the Scotland women's football team in a 1-0 win over Denmark in 2019 |
| HADJI | Mustapha ___, Moroccan international footballer who had spells at Coventry City and Aston Villa |
| HEDMAN | Magnus ___, Swedish international goalkeeper at Coventry City from 1997 to 2002 |
| DELEALLI | Midfielder who scored against his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Hugo Lloris on his first start for England in a 2?0 win against France at Wembley |
| JASONMCATEER | Soccer: who scored the goal in Ireland's famous 1-0 win over the Netherlands in 2001? (5,7) |
| STERLING | English footballer who scored in England's 1-0 win over Croatia in their Group D game at Euro 2020 |
