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Lee Hendrie: The Rise and Fall of a Premier League Star

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He reached the League Cup semi-finals in 1999/00 and 2003/04, and he reached the FA Cup final in 2000. Hendrie would go on to play for Corby Town (2013), Highgate United (2013), Basford United (2013 - 2015), Montpellier (2016/17), Redditch United (2016), Nuneaton Griff (2019) and Highgate United (2019) in a non-professional setting.

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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! Read more footballer profiles on our football blog The Story of Controversial Footballer Lee Hughes Premier League striker Lee Hughes was at the peak of his career - but a stint behind bars changed everything. So, what exactly went wrong?

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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! In 2003/04, McCormick would nail down a regular starting place after Larrieu picked up an injury early into the season. He made 17 league appearances, getting a run in the side near the end of the season, and picked up where he left off in 2019/20.

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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! He spent the 2003/04 campaign on the treatment table.

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5 English Wonderkids Who Flopped

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The Sporting Blog looks at 5 young English players destined for greatness - and exactly why they flopped! The Sporting Blog has compiled five names from the history books who were meant to be football stars! Check out our football blog for more top lists But who are these wonderkids? Have we missed anyone from our list?

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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 2003-04? 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: Manchester United Who won the Premier League in 2001-02?

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