| DICKIE | ___ Carr: assistant manager World Vets team 2020 (6) |
| FOSSIL | Member of Folkstone's vets team - what a fuddy-duddy! (6) |
| ROBERTS | Joe ___, 2016 England Vets team manager (7) |
| SANDERS | Steve ___, in Vets team for FIPSed World Champs, 2019 (7) |
| TAMPABAYRAYS | MLB team; 2020 World Series runners-up (5,3,4) |
| STANBINGE | Won silver in World Vets Champs 2018 (*gin absent) (4,5) |
| WOOTTON | Rob ___, member of England Feeder Team 2020 (7) |
| SLOVENIA | Country that hosted 2021 World Vets Champs (*as in love) (8) |
| BINGE | Stan ___ won silver in World Vets Champs 2018 (*begin) (5) |
| PHELAN | Mike ......, assistant manager of Manchester United (6) |
| COCKER | Les ......, 1962-74 England football coach and later assistant manager (6) |
| HARLOW | ___ Carr, gardens in Harrogate (6) |
| ALLY | Assistant manager of his former team Rangers, _ McCoist (4) |
| ROYKEANE | 2013-18 Republic of Ireland football team assistant manager (3,5) |
| FRAIL | Stephen ..... , 2020-21 Dundee United assistant manager (5) |
| RICE | Pat ____ was a player in Arsenal's 1971 double-winning team, and assistant manager when they won two other doubles |
| GARYNEVILLE | Football pundit who was assistant manager of the England team from 2012 to 2016 |
| LEE | Sammy ..., Crystal Palace assistant manager appointed in January, 2017 (3) |
| TORDGRIP | 2001-06 England football assistant manager under Sven-Goran Eriksson (4,4) |
| IANWOAN | 1990-2000 Nottingham Forest FC midfielder; Burnley assistant manager since 2012 |
