Terry Curran

Terry Curran was born in Kinsley, near Hemsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 20 March 1955. He signed for the Fourth Division Doncaster Rovers in July 1973 from non-league football. He made 68 appearances for Rovers, scoring 11 goals in two seasons. Brian Clough was wanting to sign him but was put off by the asking price of £140,000, so he controversially told Curran's brother of his interest so Curran would not sign a new contract, thus reducing the transfer fee. He signed for Nottingham Forest in August 1975, with Rovers receiving £50,000 plus keeper Dennis Peacock and winger Ian Miller. In two seasons, he played 48 games, scoring 12 goals for Forest, helping them gain promotion to Division One in the 1976–77 season. Curran lost favour after a disagreement with Forest assistant manager Peter Taylor, and he made a written transfer request in August 1977, which was accepted. He was loaned out to Bury in October 1977 and eventually switched to Derby County in a £50,000 move the following month. Curran stayed less than a year at Derby, making 26 appearances in Division One and scoring two goals before switching for £60,000 to another First Division club, Southampton, in the summer of 1978. Curran stayed less than a year at Southampton, making 26 appearances in the 1978–79 season and playing in the League Cup semi-final victory over Leeds United. Jack Charlton, the manager of Sheffield Wednesday, approached Curran after that semi-final in January 1979, proposing an audacious…

Since retiring, Curran has managed non-league teams Goole Town and Mossley. After leaving Mossley in December 1992, he managed and invested in a hotel in West Yorkshire. In October 2012, his autobiography, "Regrets of a Football Maverick", was published. In 2022, upon the club's formation, Curran was appointed manager of Doncaster City.

Southampton

Football League Cup runner-up: 1978–79