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He came through the youth ranks as a Lillywhite and stayed for 12 years before the lure of a Red and White existence in the south of France won him over. After injury curtailed his career in France, he returned to England to take up a post as a player-manager for the Robins. After guiding them to the top flight for the first time in their history, he left to become a Pensioner where he made his last playing appearances. Who was this England international midfielder?

A long career began as a Fox and ended more than 1000 league appearances later as an O. In-between he played as a Potter, a championship-winning Tricky Tree, a Saint, a Ram, and a Pilgrim. The search for the 1000th appearance saw spells at the Dons, the Trotters, the Sky Blues, and the Irons but yielded just one appearance. Who was this record-breaking international whose career spanned more than 30 years?