Richard Money

Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Money grew up a Norwich City fan. After captaining Lowestoft and Suffolk Boys as a youngster, he joined Ipswich Town as an associate schoolboy when he was 14. The 90-mile return journey between home and Portman Road proved difficult however, leading to Money not being retained by the Tractor Boys when he left school. Money joined local Eastern Counties Football League side Lowestoft Town, where despite only turning 17 two months into the season, he quickly became a star for the Suffolk outfit. Scunthorpe United's then-management duo of Ron Ashman and Ron Bradley, had both played for Norwich City and had lots of contacts across East Anglia, leading to them being recommended Money by local scout Jack Harper. Bradley later scouted Money in-person during a cup match between Lowestoft and Norwich City, leading to Scunthorpe offering Money professional terms at the end of the 1972-73 season. News of Scunthorpe's offer reignited Ipswich's interest in their former associate schoolboy; but Money elected to reject The Tractor Boys' offer of apprenticeship terms - instead turning professional with Scunthorpe. The Iron and manager Ron Ashman did however, strike a gentleman's agreement with then-Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson to offer the club first-refusal should they ever sell Money on. The teenage Money was an immediate hit in Lincolnshire, making 32 appearances in his debut season at the Old Showground, including making his league debut and scoring his…

After returning to Scunthorpe 1985, and for the duration of his second spell as a player, Money combined his playing with his role as a youth development coach. He later remembered: "There were some tough days. I coached the schoolboys in the evening, and, when I trained with the first team in the morning, I'd take (the schoolboys) in the morning, go and report and then play (for the first team) in the afternoon. That's how it was in those days. You did all sorts." During this time, Money was also responsible for Scunthorpe's 1988 youth intake of Graham Alexander, Richard Hall and Neil Cox. This is the only time in the club's history that three academy graduates from the same year have all gone on to play in the top flight, whilst Alexander and Cox also both later returned to manage the club. Money later left the club to take up a Youth Coach role at Aston Villa, working under first-team managers Graham Taylor, Jozef Vengloš and Ron Atkinson. In January 1993 however, he joined Scunthorpe for a third time - this time succeeding his previous mentor Bill Green as first-team manager. He was in charge of The Iron for exactly 70 games in all competitions; of which they won 23, drew 24 and lost 23. Despite highlights including a strong start to the club's 1993–94 Division Three campaign and a 7-0 victory over Northampton, the club suffered from the sales of top-goalscorer Ian Helliwell and star centre-half Matt Elliott and Money later confessed that he should not have taken the…

Player

Liverpool

European Cup: 1980–81

Manager

Walsall

Football League Two: 2006–07 Cambridge

Football Conference play-offs: 2013–14 FA Trophy: 2013–14

Individual

League Two Manager of the Month: November 2006 Football Conference Manager of the Year: 2013–14