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Tributes paid to FA Cup legend Radford

The world of football is united in mourning for one of Non-League football’s most heroic figures, Ronnie Radford, who died this week at the age of 79.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 November 2022

Tributes paid

RONNIE RADFORD 1943 - 2022
By Jon Couch

CUP HEROES: Ronnie Radford, left, and Ricky George and Radford’s famous goal against Newcastle United, below
PICTURE: Alamy

THE WORLD of football is united in mourning for one of Non-League football’s most heroic figures, Ronnie Radford, who died this week at the age of 79.
Radford scored one of the most iconic goals in FA Cup history in helping Hereford United, of the Southern League, knock out top-flight Newcastle United in a third round replay on February 5, 1972 in front of a packed Edgar Street.
Poignantly, Radford’s death came just two day...

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