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5 unusual facts about Jeff Stelling


Adam Stansfield

However, whenever a goal by Stansfield came through on the Sky Sports Saturday afternoon television programme Soccer Saturday, presenter Jeff Stelling usually joked that "His sister Lisa will be happy", referring to the singer Lisa Stansfield.

Alan McInally

On 10 February 2007, Jeff Stelling revealed the middle name of Alan McInally, live on Soccer Saturday which prompted Alan to ring in during the commercial break (from home on his birthday) and jokingly vowed to get even with Jeff.

Guy Branston

Whenever Branston gets sent off, Jeff Stelling, the presenter of Soccer Saturday states that Branston has got himself in a pickle, referring to the brand of pickle, Branston Pickle.

Jeff Stelling

He is a well-known supporter of his local club, Hartlepool United F.C., in which during the 2008–09 season, he would use a singing toy figure of the singer James Brown singing "I Feel Good" every time the player of the same name scored.

Kenny Deuchar

Jeff Stelling, host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday programme, always made reference to "The Good Doctor" having scored a goal whenever Deuchar's name appeared on the vidiprinter.


Ed Chamberlin

He co-hosted the betting show, The Full SP, with Jeff Stelling before joining the Sky Sports News team on a full-time basis.

Welshpool Town F.C.

Following Welshpool's 10-1 defeat to local rivals Waterloo Rovers on Boxing Day 2011, Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling made a joke at the club's expense on Soccer Saturday.


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