| FRANC | Old money football club's managed to invest |
| WARRANTIES | Managed to invest in War Bonds, as they provided some sort of guarantee (10) |
| PRESTON | 14 and 3. Football club managed to drop Ron's ten then (7,5,3) |
| SOUTHEND | and 3ac, Football club managed to drop Ron's ten then (7,5,3) |
| ROTARIAN | Member of club managed to contain a riot somehow |
| EVERTON | Football club managed by David Moyes from 2002 to 2013 (7) |
| ARSENAL | Football club managed by George Graham from 1986 to 1995 (7) |
| OLDHAM | Athletic, football club managed by John Sheridan (6) |
| STOKE | City, football club managed by Mark Hughes (5) |
| RANGERS | Scottish football club managed by Dick Advocaat |
| ABERDEEN | Football club managed by Alex Ferguson before joining Manchester United (8) |
| VALENCIA | Football club managed by Rafa Benitez before joining Liverpool (8) |
| AYRUNITED | 2018-19 Scottish Championship football club managed by Ian McCall |
| ALLOA | ..... Athletic, Scottish football club managed by Brian Rice (5) |
| VILLA | Aston ___, football club managed by Unai Emery (5) |
| BRENTFORD | 2023-24 Premier League football club managed by Thomas Frank (9) |
| WANDERERS | Bolton ......... , Championship football club managed by Ian Evatt (9) |
| HARTLEPOOL | ___ United, football club managed by Brian Clough 1965-67 |
| LAZIO | Italian football club managed by former striker Simone Inzaghi since 2016 (5) |
| MADRID | Capital of Spain, home to two prominent football clubs (6) |
