OTD: MICK BUCKLEY BORN

On this day in 1953, Mick Buckley was born in Salford. Mick made over 100 appearances for Sunderland between 1978 and 1983, sadly dying in 2013 just before his 60th birthday. Buckley was at Everton before Sunderland, making his debut as an 18-year-old and would go on to win the European Youth Tournament with England in 1971/72. He’d actually rejected advances from Manchesters United and City as a schoolboy, to play for Everton. The Salford-born midfielder became well-known for his tenacity...

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