[Lord Snooty]

July 11:

When Denis Law first came to Huddersfield as a short, speccy, squint eyed sixteen year old in 1956, he got a bit homesick. So his manager, Andy Beattie went back up to Aberdeen and brought his best pal down to keep him company. That best pal was Gordon Low and he was born on this date in 1940, making him 82 today. He's five months younger than the Lawman.

Gordon made his Town debut on Christmas Day 1957 in a 1-0 home win over Middlesbrough. This was the next game after the famous 7-6 defeat at Charlton. He played five games that season, scoring one goal in a 1-1 draw down at Bristol Rovers.

Both of them established themselves in the first team over the next couple of seasons, but while Denis went on to become the best footballer in the world ever, Gordon went to Bristol City. He played over 200 games for them before returning north to play for Stockport and then Crewe.