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3 unusual facts about Jimmy Case


1977 FA Cup Final

Liverpool equalised through Jimmy Case soon after, as he turned and hooked a right foot half-volley into the top corner, giving Stepney no chance.

Jimmy Case

He was in the team again a few days later when Liverpool won their first European Cup after beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in Rome.

Case was brought up in Allerton and was a distant neighbour of musician Paul McCartney on the council estate which had been built in the interwar years.


1983 FA Cup Final

Although their chances were limited to long-range drives from Jimmy Case, United goalkeeper Gary Bailey had a couple of important saves to make.

Jeff Minton

However rookie boss Jimmy Case could not prevent the club from suffering relegation to the Third Division at the end of the 1995–96 season; they were 12 points short of the safety mark set by York City.


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