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 246: What should Cardiff City do next?
Episode 245: Gareth Bale retires
Episode 244: Kit Symons leaves Wales
Episode 243: Festive footy
Episode 242: Who will win the World Cup?
Episode 241: The World Cup debrief
WCFOF Day 16: End of the road
WCFOF Day 15: Wales out of the World Cup
WCFOF Day 14: Selection decisions
WCFOF Day 13: Preparing for England
WCFOF Day 12: The debrief
WCFOF Day 11: Wales lose crucial match to Iran
WCFOF Day 10: 'Welcome to the big show'
WCFOF Day Nine: Old fashioned number nine
WCFOF Day Eight: Recovery Day
WCFOF Day Seven: Bale saves vital point for Wales
WCFOF Day Six: One sleep to go...
WCFOF Day Five: Speaking Cymraeg and talking USA
WCFOF Day Four: Goalkeepers' Union
WCFOF Day Three: Training in the sun
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