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 183: Neil Taylor returns
Episode 182: Messi leaves Barcelona to join PSG
Episode 181: Football is back!
Episode 180: Sha la la la la la la... Oh Chris Gunter!
Episode 178: Wales beat Turkey!
Episode 177: Moore to come from Wales?
Episode 176: EJFOF hits the big screen!
Episode 175: Play-off misery and Wales squad announced
Episode 174: Swansea and Newport are off to Wembley!
Episode 173: Play-offs first leg
Episode 172: Connor Roberts
Episode 171: Hat-Tricks & Protests
Episode 170: 'Joniesta'
Episode 169: European Super League and Mourinho sacked
Episode 168: Laura McAllister and Swansea finally score
Episode 167: Not so happy Easter
Episode 166: Wales round-up & meet Gemma Grainger
Episode 165: Cardiff beat Swansea & Wales travel to Belgium
Episode 164: Rob Page announces Wales squad
Episode 163: Another Bale brace
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