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Micky Horswill
Personal information
Full name	Michael Frederick Horswill
Date of birth	6 March 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Annfield Plain, County Durham, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–74	Sunderland
1974–75	Manchester City
1975–78	Plymouth Argyle
1978–82	Hull City
1982–83	Happy Valley
1983–84	Carlisle United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Michael Frederick Horswill (born 6 March 1953 in Annfield Plain, County Durham) is a former English professional footballer, who played for Sunderland, Manchester City, Plymouth Argyle, Hull City, Happy Valley of Hong Kong and Carlisle United where he finished his career.^[1]

Playing career

He started his footballing career at Sunderland at the age of just 12, until he signed as a youth player at 15 years old.^[2] In 1971, he signed his professional contract at the club, and made his debut on 4 April 1972 against Preston North End in a 3–1 win.^[3] His first goal in a Sunderland shirt came against Middlesbrough on 17 February 1973, when Sunderland won 4–0.^[4] Horswill played a role in Sunderland's run in their 1972–73 FA Cup run, as he played in every game,^[5] including the final of the tournament, where Sunderland, a Second Division side at the time, beat Leeds United 1–0.^[6] In total, he played 69 league games for the club, scoring three goals, before he moved on to Manchester City.^[1] While at Manchester City, he played rarely, making just 14 league appearances in two seasons at the club, without scoring a goal.^[1] He was then offloaded to Plymouth Argyle in 1975, where he established himself as a regular in the team,^[7] going on to eventually make 102 appearances, with three goals.^[1] He then moved to Hull City in 1978, where he went on to score six goals, in 84 league appearances.^[1] This was followed by a brief spell in Hong Kong, with Happy Valley, before he finished his playing career with Carlisle United, making a solitary appearance.^[1]

Broadcasting career

After ending his footballing career, Horswill worked for Real Radio North East as a presenter of the station's Legends Football Phone-In, alongside Malcolm Macdonald and Bernie Slaven. The programme was axed after the 2011–12 season but was resurrected by Darlington-based station Star Radio North East, with Macdonald and Slaven joining Horswill again.

Honours

Sunderland

FA Cup: 1973

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Micky Horswill". Post War English & Scottish Football League A — Z Player's Database. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
^ "Past Players ( H )". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
^ "Micky Horswill". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
^ "Sunderland 4–0 Middlesbrough". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
^ "Micky Horswill". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
^ "Shocks do happen". The FA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
^ "Mickey Horswill". Argyle Review. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

External links

[career-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Micky Horswill". Post War English & Scottish Football League A — Z Player's Database. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

[2] "Past Players ( H )". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

[3] "Micky Horswill". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

[4] "Sunderland 4–0 Middlesbrough". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

[5] "Micky Horswill". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

[6] "Shocks do happen". The FA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

[7] "Mickey Horswill". Argyle Review. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

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 ==Broadcasting career==
-After ending his footballing career, Horswill worked for [[Real Radio (North East)|Real Radio North East]] as a presenter of the station's Legends Football Phone-In, alongside [[Malcolm Macdonald]] and [[Bernie Slaven]]. The programme was axed after the 2011-12 season but was resurrected by Darlington-based station [[Star Radio|Star Radio North East]], with Macdonald and Slaven joining Horswill again.
+After ending his footballing career, Horswill worked for [[Real Radio (North East)|Real Radio North East]] as a presenter of the station's Legends Football Phone-In, alongside [[Malcolm Macdonald]] and [[Bernie Slaven]]. The programme was axed after the 2011–12 season but was resurrected by Darlington-based station [[Star Radio|Star Radio North East]], with Macdonald and Slaven joining Horswill again.
 ==Honours==