Jan Aage Fjortoft

Having mentioned him in the brief intro to this blog, it seems churlish to overlook the majesty of peerless Jan Aage Fjortoft. Having played for such stellar clubs as Swindon, Middlesborough, Sheffield United and Barnsley (all top-flight teams at the time, remember), our man Jan contrived to get all four teams relegated with an air of panache unequalled by his peers. To be fair, Mr Fjortoft did do his very best, and puts some of the modern Premiership strikers to shame with his goals to games ratio (65 goals in 181 appearances in the English leagues is not bad at all), but the fact that he never strayed beyond clubs who were desperately trying not to claim accolades for 'Worst Top Flight Team Of All Time' is a sure pointer to the fact that this was a man never destined for greatness...