Frank Worthington

It’s ironic that the passing of Frank Worthington coincided with the conscription of his beloved Elvis Presley.

Worthington once delayed the start of his season because he visited the home of Elvis in Memphis.

Frank Worthington was a great character and entertainer and played in that excellent Leicester side of the mid-Seventies including Len Glover, Keith Weller, David Nish, Alan Birchenall and Peter Shilton.

They looked so glamorous in those royal blue jerseys with white collars.

However the obits go on to say that he was a victim of his personality and Alf Ramsay and Don Revie would not therefore risk him.

This does not stack up.

His tally of 1 goal in 4 matches is way short of a top striker’s who would score at least 1 in 2.

Then you have to look at the international forward competition in the 1970s.

I sat down yesterday and listed these:-

Kevin Keegan

Francis Lee

Allan Clarke

Malcolm MacDonald

Martin Chivers

Geoff Hurst

Trevor Francis

Mick Channon

Kevin Hector

Ray Kennedy

Bob Latchford

Stan Bowles

Rodney Marsh

Peter Osgood

Duncan Mackenzie.

(Only the last 4 would be termed mavericks).