Barry Horne was 22-years-old when he first joined the professional ranks. A few months later, the chemistry graduate was the goal-scoring hero in arguably Wrexham's greatest result when they knocked Portuguese giants Porto out of the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup in 1984. Horne went on to play for Portsmouth and then alongside the likes of Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier at Southampton.
A dream move followed to Everton, the club he supported as a boy growing up in Flintshire, scoring a crucial goal to avoid relegation in 1994 and then winning the FA Cup the following season. And with 59 caps for Wales, including being captain of the side that came agonisingly close to 1994 World Cup qualification, Horne certainly has no regrets about swapping the chemistry lab for the football field.
Episode 285: Swansea reset with Williams
Episode 285: Will Evans and Mark Howard
Episode 284: Breaking records and changing attitudes
Episode 283: Lee Trundle
Episode 282: Ian Walsh
Episode 281: Activate Dafydd Iwan!
Episode 280: Two huge games for Wales
Episode 279: When Mooney met Page
Episode 278: Jayne Ludlow
Episode 277: Gemma Grainger
Episode 276: Wales are back! (and so is Danny!)
Episode 275: Cross between East 17 and Michelin Man
Episode 274: Kevin Ratcliffe
Episode 273: Jason Perry
Episode 272: Derby review and northern lights
Episode 271: Rob Earnshaw and Leon Britton
Episode 270: Osian Roberts
Episode 269: Can Page turn things around?
Episode 268: No Piroe no party
Episode 267: Falling between two stools
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