Happy birthday Deano. Brian is best known as our legendary striker. A “hometown hero” who attended Allerton Grange High School. BD enjoyed a prolific 21-year playing career as a striker from 1985 to 2006, amassing 194 goals in 652 appearances. He is famous for scoring the first-ever goal in the FA Premier League in 1992. He has had 2 spells at ER. 1993/97, he joined from Sheffield United for a then-club-record fee of £2.9 million. During this period, he was a key figure in the attack, notably scoring four goals in a single match against QPR in 1995. He returned to ER later in his career 2004/5, to help the club in the Championship, scoring 6 goals in 31 league appearances. All in all amassing over 200 appearances for LU. Brian also achieved 3 international caps for England. Have a great day pal.
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Happy birthday Mick, a great character of our game. Mick McCarthy, a seasoned manager and former player, has often expressed admiration for LU, having grown up supporting the club, though he has frequently engaged against us as the opposing manager.
