12-07-2022, 01:43
July 12:
Born on this date in Aldridge in the borough of Walsall, in 1965 was our skipper for the 1995 Play Off Final, Lee Sinnott. He's 57 today.
He started his career with Walsall, making his debut in the Third Division in 81/82. But then he was bought by Watford by Graham Taylor. They were one of the best teams in the land back then, not the manager sacking yo-yo club they are today and as such, they reached the FA Cup Final in 1984.
Lee was still only 18 years old, playing alongside footballing legends like John Barnes, Kenny Jackett and Nigel Callaghan, but he came away with a runners up medal as the Hornets were beaten 2-0 by Everton.
His career then took a serious nose dive though, when he was transferred to Billy Bantam's Circus at the Manningham Tip. They made the Play Offs in his first season there, but got beaten by the Boro and in the next season, they got relegated. Lee didn't go down though. He went up. Bought by First Division Crystal Palace.
That didn't last long though and so Frank Stapleton, who had left Town to go and manage at the Tip, brought Sinbad back to Bradford. That didn't last long either. Stapleton got sacked and so Neil Warnock stepped in to sign Lee and his team mate Lee Duxbury for Town, to join Paul Reid, who had also vacated Valley Parade in the summer.
They were obviously relieved to get away from the Dump as they were all inspirational in the first season with us, culminating with Sinners lifting the Play Off trophy at Wembley, lifting it over his head and dropping the top bit off, landing on his head and bouncing off all the way down the famous 39 steps to the bottom.
He captained the club for the next couple of seasons back in the 2nd tier but then was released by Brian Horton. That went down well. We started the next season so badly that Horton got the boot and we were well adrift at the foot of the table needing a great escape.
Lee went to Oldham, then back to Manningham and then finished off his playing career at the seaside with Scarborough.
He then had a go at management, mostly in non league, but he did manage Port Vale for a bit. When he was manager of Altrincham, he signed his son, Jordan Sinnott on loan from Town and then signed him on a permanent deal when we released him.
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Born on this date in Aldridge in the borough of Walsall, in 1965 was our skipper for the 1995 Play Off Final, Lee Sinnott. He's 57 today.
He started his career with Walsall, making his debut in the Third Division in 81/82. But then he was bought by Watford by Graham Taylor. They were one of the best teams in the land back then, not the manager sacking yo-yo club they are today and as such, they reached the FA Cup Final in 1984.
Lee was still only 18 years old, playing alongside footballing legends like John Barnes, Kenny Jackett and Nigel Callaghan, but he came away with a runners up medal as the Hornets were beaten 2-0 by Everton.
His career then took a serious nose dive though, when he was transferred to Billy Bantam's Circus at the Manningham Tip. They made the Play Offs in his first season there, but got beaten by the Boro and in the next season, they got relegated. Lee didn't go down though. He went up. Bought by First Division Crystal Palace.
That didn't last long though and so Frank Stapleton, who had left Town to go and manage at the Tip, brought Sinbad back to Bradford. That didn't last long either. Stapleton got sacked and so Neil Warnock stepped in to sign Lee and his team mate Lee Duxbury for Town, to join Paul Reid, who had also vacated Valley Parade in the summer.
They were obviously relieved to get away from the Dump as they were all inspirational in the first season with us, culminating with Sinners lifting the Play Off trophy at Wembley, lifting it over his head and dropping the top bit off, landing on his head and bouncing off all the way down the famous 39 steps to the bottom.
He captained the club for the next couple of seasons back in the 2nd tier but then was released by Brian Horton. That went down well. We started the next season so badly that Horton got the boot and we were well adrift at the foot of the table needing a great escape.
Lee went to Oldham, then back to Manningham and then finished off his playing career at the seaside with Scarborough.
He then had a go at management, mostly in non league, but he did manage Port Vale for a bit. When he was manager of Altrincham, he signed his son, Jordan Sinnott on loan from Town and then signed him on a permanent deal when we released him.
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