1985: Leicester's Lineker was England's top scorer. Everton won the title. And the difference in pay from the First Division to Fourth Division was merely 3 to 1
1985: Leicester's Lineker was England's top scorer. Everton won the title. And the difference in pay from the First Division to Fourth Division was merely 3 to 1
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Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 30 October 2011 When Everton won the First Division title in 1984-85, a typical XI would have been Southall, Stevens, Van Den Hauwe, Ratcliffe, Mountfield, Reid, Steven, Heath, Sharp, Bracewell and Sheedy, with plenty of appearances as well for some bloke called Andy Gray. The top scorer in domestic football was a Leciester City striker called Gary Lineker, in his final season with the Foxes before a big money move to Everton. He got 24 First Division goals that season, the same as Chelsea's Kerry Dixon. Liverpool were runners-up in the league, followed by Tottenham, Manchester United and those other mid-80s big-punchers, Southampton, with Chelsea and Arsenal tucked in behind in sixth and seventh. The rewards on offer to top players were obviously decent. Figures published for the first time today show that top division players in England earned a basic average of £480 per week (£25,000 a year), which was more than double what the average worker earned, and which was three times as much as players earned in the Fourth Division. It should be stressed: the gap between the top division and the fourth was
1985: Leicester's Lineker was England's top scorer. Everton won the title. And the difference in pay from the First Division to Fourth Division was merely 3 to 1
1985: Leicester's Lineker was England's top…
1985: Leicester's Lineker was England's top scorer. Everton won the title. And the difference in pay from the First Division to Fourth Division was merely 3 to 1
Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 30 October 2011 When Everton won the First Division title in 1984-85, a typical XI would have been Southall, Stevens, Van Den Hauwe, Ratcliffe, Mountfield, Reid, Steven, Heath, Sharp, Bracewell and Sheedy, with plenty of appearances as well for some bloke called Andy Gray. The top scorer in domestic football was a Leciester City striker called Gary Lineker, in his final season with the Foxes before a big money move to Everton. He got 24 First Division goals that season, the same as Chelsea's Kerry Dixon. Liverpool were runners-up in the league, followed by Tottenham, Manchester United and those other mid-80s big-punchers, Southampton, with Chelsea and Arsenal tucked in behind in sixth and seventh. The rewards on offer to top players were obviously decent. Figures published for the first time today show that top division players in England earned a basic average of £480 per week (£25,000 a year), which was more than double what the average worker earned, and which was three times as much as players earned in the Fourth Division. It should be stressed: the gap between the top division and the fourth was