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The Premier League Striker Who Spent Three Years in Jail: Who is Lee Hughes?

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The Sporting Blog tells the FULL story! Hughes’ record at West Brom: 1997/98 (First Division): 37 games, 14 goals 1998/99 (First Division): 42 games, 31 goals 1999/00 (First Division): 36 games, 13 goals 2000/01 (First Division): 41 games, 22 goals Hughes was the top scorer in every season at West Brom, so he was a shrewd acquisition.

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Luke McCormick: The Football League Player Jailed For Death By Dangerous Driving

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The Sporting Blog explains exactly what happened to the promising goalkeeper! He made one appearance under Paul Sturrock on the final day of the 2000/01 season, earning a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw at home to Rochdale. Head to our football blog for more That’s quite a redemption arc.

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Richard Rufus: The Bankrupt Premier League Footballer Jailed Over a £15m Pyramid Scheme

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Credits: Premier League The Sporting Blog has covered countless stories of footballers who turned to crime , but there aren’t many tales of players cheating friends, family and fellow professionals out of millions of pounds… But that’s exactly what Richard Rufus did! Picture credits: Transfermarkt Read more on our football blog !

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Premier League Quiz: 100+ Questions with Answers on Premier League Trivia

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Answer: Manchester United Who won the Premier League in 2000-01? Answer: Manchester City Who won the Premier League in 2019-20? Answer: Manchester City Check out all of our football content on our football blog! Answer: Arsenal Who won the Premier League in 1998-99? Answer: Arsenal Who won the Premier League in 2002-03?

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