| ALEX | Sir --- Ferguson, former football manager (4) |
| SIR | --- Alex Ferguson, former football boss (3) |
| FERGUSON | Sir Alex -, former football manager (8) |
| GARETH | Sir ___ Southgate, former football manager (6) |
| BEST | Wager about singular former football star (4) |
| ALAN | Scottish former football pundit and player, _ Hansen (4) |
| HUGH | Mr Dallas, former football ref (4) |
| PELE | Exercises with extremely lithe former football star (4) |
| BRIANCLOUGH | Former football manager who claimed "I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one" |
| SHERWOOD | Former football manager of Villa and Forest? (8) |
| STEVEMACLAREN | Former football manager of Queens Park Rangers (5,8) |
| ARSENE | Mr Souness, former football manager (6) |
| CRAIGBROWN | Former football manager (5,5) |
| BERTI | Scotland's former football manager, Mr Vogts (5) |
| GEORGE | Mr Graham, former football manager (6) |
| GLENN | ___ Hoddle, former football manager (5) |
| HARRY | Former football manager, - - - Redknapp |
| REDKNAPP | Harry ___, former football manager (8) |
| HAY | David ---, former football manager (3) |
| RON | Former football manager, 'Big' _ Atkinson (3) |
