Born on this day in 1937 was former Sunderland midfielder George Kinnell, who sadly passed away earlier this year.
George signed from Oldham in October 1966, much to the annoyance of the Latics fans, as he’d scored 8 in 12 since joining them only two months earlier.
There were rumours that the utility man had been brought in to settle down his wayward genius of a cousin – Jim Baxter (it didn’t work) – and others that he was to replace King Charlie because manager Ian McColl objected to Hurley’s religion.
I saw him play in front of Charlie Hurley and Colin Todd against Wolves in April 68, and