The Players

Jean a Miss Follow Fashion

The loss of European football meant that clubs were finding it harder to hang on to their top players: Ian Rush and Gary Lineker tried their luck abroad while Rangers snapped up Terry Butcher and Chris Woods.

Fresh from his success in the World Cup Peter Beardsley released his paperback book "Proud to be a Geordie"..

No Touch Ya So

Into Toon

• 08/86 - Darren Jackson [Meadowbank Thistle - £240,000]
• 09/86 - Andy Thomas [Oxford - £100,000]
• 10/86 - Peter Jackson [Bradford - £200,000]
• 11/86 - Paul Goddard [WHU - £415,000]
• 01/87 - Albert Craig [Hamilton - £100,000]
• Total - £1,055,000

Outta Toon

• 07/86 - Chris Hedworth [Barnsley - Free]
• 07/86 - Peter Haddock [Leeds - £45,000]
• 09/86 - Paul Ferris [Gateshead - Free]
• 10/86 - Billy Whitehurst [Oxford - £187,500]
• 06/87 - Jeff Wrightson [Preston - Free]
• Total - £232,500

Balance

• - £833,500

The Goodfather

Peter Jackson got it in the eye (literally) when he travelled to Villa park for his debut. United's coach was involved in an accident and he needed stitches due to cuts caused by shattered glass