OTD: BARRY SIDDALL BORN

Born on this day in 1954, in Ellesmere Port, is former Sunderland player Barry Siddall. The goalkeeper played for 13 Football League clubs as well as several non-league sides. Siddall signed for Sunderland in 1976 from Bolton Wanderers and was expected to replace the retiring Jimmy Montgomery in goal. The Lads suffered relegation from the First Division in 1977 and missed out on promotion twice in a row, before finally coming back up in 1980 under new manager Ken Knighton. We finished second...

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