Entertainment was all for Frank Worthington – on the pitch and off it Simon Burnton
over 4 years in The guardian
England striker’s charisma and flamboyance won admirers and made enemies in a career of no major trophies and eight caps
The Guardian did not have a reporter at Burnden Park in April 1979 to witness Frank Worthington’s most famous goal, a strike that demonstrated in the space of a few seconds all the flamboyance and flair for which the player, for all sorts of reasons, had become famous. Luckily, people haven’t stopped talking about it since.
“He had his back to goal and we thought we were OK because he was juggling the ball, as he was wont to do,” said the 19-year-old Ipswich defender Terry Butcher. “I was marking him. I had my hand on his back as I normally do, but I couldn’t win the ball – I couldn’t really see the ball. And then he’s flicked it over me and spun.” Continue reading...
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