Richard 'Asa' Hartford (born in Clydebank, Scotland on 24 October 1950) was a Scottish international midfielder and journeyman footballer who became famous for failing a medical examination due to the discovery of a heart condition which put paid to a high profile transfer to Leeds United in November 1971. The old coat of arms for Clydebank, adopted in 1930 The red saltire on the white field is for the ancient province of Lennox and for the towns more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... A journeyman, in professional sports, is an athlete who plays for a number of different teams within a short time. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds. ...

He first played for Drumchapel Amateurs, and began playing professionally for West Bromwich Albion in 1967. During his time with West Brom, the team won the FA Cup Final in 1968, were beaten Semi-Finalists in 1969 and reached the League Cup final in 1970 and in November 1971 a high profile transfer to Leeds United was called off when a suspected hole in-the-heart condition was found during a medical examination. He was eventually transferred by then West Brom coach Don Howe alongside favourites Len Cantello and Jeff Astle in April 1974. Drumchapel Amateur F.C. is a football team playing in the Caledonian Premier League. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... For more on the FA Cup and trivia about the finals and champions, see the main FA Cup article The FA Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Donald Howe (born October 12, 1935 in Wolverhampton) is an English football player, turned highly-respected coach and manager. ... The Astle Gates at The Hawthorns. ...

Hartford moved on to Manchester City for £210,000 (making his debut in a resounding 4-0 victory over West Ham United) and came to prominence as a strong, talented midfielder helping them win the 1976 League Cup final and regular Scottish international. He played in Scotland’s ill-fated 1978 World Cup campaign in Argentina, making nonsense of the fears occasioned by Leeds’ staff years before. Hartford’s international career (which began in 1972 against Peru) came to an end in Seville during the Spanish World Cup of 1982 when he recorded his fiftieth cap in the game versus Brazil, thereby securing a position in the Scottish Football Association's Hall of Fame. Manchester City Football Club is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (, ). It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Sevilla. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ... The Scottish Football Association (SFA) was formed in 1873 making it the second oldest national football association in the world (after The English Football Association). ...

At the beginning of the 1979-80 season he was transferred to Brian Clough’s European Champions at Nottingham Forest (in order to replace Archie Gemmill) for £500,000 only to be smartly packed off to Everton for £400,000 after 3 games. In October 1981 John Bond brought him back to Maine Road for £375,000. What followed were stints in the United States (Fort Lauderdale Strikers), Norwich City (for whom he scored the winning goal in the 1985 League Cup final), Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic before he took up coaching/managerial roles with Stockport County, Shrewsbury Town and Boston United where he made 15 appearances as a player at the age of 40. Nottingham Forest Football Club are a third tier English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... Archibald Archie Gemmill (born March 24, 1947 in Paisley) is a former Scottish footballer. ... Everton Football Club are an English football club from the city of Liverpool, founded in 1878. ... John Bond is a former football player and manager. ... Maine Road was a football stadium that was home to Manchester City, before their move to the City of Manchester Stadium. ... The Fort Lauderdale Strikers were an American soccer team, a descendant of the Washington Darts, Miami Gatos, and Miami Toros, that played in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ... Norwich City Football Club is a football club based in Norwich, England. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club based in Bolton. ... Oldham Athletic Association Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club playing in the Football League Two, after results in the 2004-05 season ensured their relegation from Football League One. ... Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Boston United | image = | fullname = Boston United Football Club | nickname = The Pilgrims | founded = 1933 | ground = [[peter paine astro turfBoston | capacity = 66,643 | chairman = Chris Rollings | manager = [[Puddin(English Football)|Puddin| league = League Two | season = 2004-05 | position = League Two, 16th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_blackhoops|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF8800|body1...

Latterly, he joined ex-international team-mates Kenny Dalglish (at Blackburn Rovers), Joe Jordan and Luigi ‘Lou’ Macari (at Stoke City) in managerial roles before taking on an assistant managerial position at Manchester City with Alan Ball in 1995 and stayed as the reserve team coach until May 2005 when Stuart Pearce brought in his own coaching staff. He thereafter became a coach with Blackpool. Kenneth Kenny Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born March 4, 1951, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Scottish international football player. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Joe Jordan (born December 15, 1951 in Carluke, Scotland) was a brave centre forward in the traditional mould who shot to fame in the last great Leeds United team of the 1970s and became the only Scot to score in three World Cups. ... Luigi Macari (born June 7, 1949 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish footballer and football manager. ... Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England (the other league club in the city being Port Vale F.C.). The club is reputedly the second-oldest football league club in the world, after Notts County F... Alan Ball is the name of more than one prominent individual: For the former England footballer, see: Alan Ball (football player) For the screenwriter, see: Alan Ball (screenwriter) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... © soccer-europe. ... Blackpool Football Club is an English football club currently in Football League One. ...