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 266: Room for improvement
Episode 265: Back once again
Episode 264: Solving Welsh football
Episode 263: Important qualifiers ahead
Episode 262: Lamouchi leaves Cardiff
Episode 261: Unstoppable
Episode 260: Wrexham are back
Episode 259: Three more points...
Episode 258: Wrexham in pole position for promotion
Episode 257: Swansea grab late winner in the derby
Episode 256: Four points, job done!
Episode 255: The road to Euro 2024 starts here
Episode 254: A new era for Welsh football
Episode 253: Hanging up the boots
Episode 252: Ramsey will play on for Wales
Episode 251: Wayne Routledge
Episode 250: Cardiff end winless run
Episode 249: 'Say it ain’t so, Joe!'
Episode 248: Transfer window frustrations
Episode 247: Can Lamouchi keep Cardiff up?
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