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John Aldridge
Born 1958-09-18 · Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
John William Aldridge is a former football player and manager. He was a prolific, record-breaking striker best known for his time with English club Liverpool in the late 1980s. During his early career, he worked his way up through the lower leagues, playing in every league from the old Fourth Division to the old First Division. Initially signed as a replacement for Ian Rush, Aldridge spent over two successful seasons at Liverpool, winning the league and FA Cup once, and narrowly missing out on a second league title. Aldridge spent two seasons at Real Sociedad, becoming the first non-Basque player to sign for the club in several decades as they abandoned their selective recruitment policy. In 1991, he returned to England to play for Tranmere Rovers, becoming their player-manager in 1996. He retired from playing in 1998 and resigned as manager in 2001 and has not managed since. A Liverpudlian by birth, he was recruited to play for the Republic of Ireland as part of Jack Charlton's "Granny Rule" policy: his great-grandmother was from Athlone, and travelled to Liverpool to settle in the 19th century. His career with Ireland coincided with their most successful period in international football, and he played at two World Cups. Description above adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Documentary profiling Jack Charlton's years as manager of the Republic of Ireland football team.
The Charlton Years
1996
NROn 15th April 1989, ninety-six men, women and children lost their lives at Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield. Using archive and first-hand testimony from bereaved parents, survivors, players and Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish who speaks on camera about the disaster for the very first time, this documentary explores what happened on that fateful day and in the weeks and months that followed.
Hillsborough Remembered
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NRUncover what happens when the worlds of football and music collide. Bob Mortimer runs down the best and very worst the beautiful game has had to offer down the years with contributions from the likes of Keith Allen, David Baddiel, Gary Lineker, Chris Waddle and Adrian Chiles
Football's 47 Best Worst Songs
2018
Gary Lineker, Terry Butcher and Paul Parker revisit the scene of the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and West Germany.
Return to Turin - Italia ‘90
2020
NRIn this video you can follow Liverpool's entire First Division season for 1988/89, including every match, every goal and every exciting incident throughout the year.
Liverpool F.C. - Official Season Review 1988-89
1989
NRSky One UK documentary showing events leading up to, during and after Liverpool Football Club's historic fifth European Cup victory, where the team fought back from 3-0 at half time, to win the game on penalties.
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
2005
2.0Dixie (Paul Duckworth) a fervent, bitter blue has been bin-bagged and arrives at the home of his crazy Evertonian sister, Gwladys (Lindzi Germain). Unbeknown to the blues, the rabid reds next door headed by Kenny (Andrew Schofield) and Anne (Lynn Francis) are planning a European Cup celebration garden party. On finding out, Dixie is hell-bent on ruining the occasion.
Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny
2010
9.0501 goals from 50 of Liverpool's greatest goalscorers. Red's striking legend John Aldridge is your host as he counts down the players and goals that have made Liverpool into the one of the most successful English football clubs.
Liverpool FC: 501 Goals
2003
NRA video profile of prolific goalscorer John Aldridge, who played for Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Real Sociedad in Spain, Tranmere Rovers and is the all-time top scorer for the Republic of Ireland.
Aldo - The John Aldridge Story
1996