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Kevin Sheedy, the Hereford United player who went on to play for Everton and later Newcastle United, is 56 today.
Born near Builth Wells to a Welsh mother and Irish father and brought up near Allensmore, Sheedy started his career with Hereford in 1975 after being noticed at Lads Club.
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He moved to Liverpool in 1978 but his career didn't take off until a move to Everton in 1982.
Sheedy became first choice left winger for Everton. In 1984 he was part of their FA Cup winning team. This was followed by wins in the 1985 and
1987 Football League Championship, and scoring in the final of the 1985
European Cup Winners' Cup.
In 1990 he scored for the Republic of Ireland against England in the 1-1 opening round draw of the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
"When I joined (1975) my starting wages were 17 a week and that had to pay for my digs and everything," he recalled in an interview some years ago.
"Hereford (United) was my apprenticeship. I joined when I was nearly 16, so that was my first introduction into professional football. I had a good manager and coach and they taught you the discipline required. You had to be hard-working, not just on the football side but we did every job going from washing kits to cleaning boots, sweeping and painting the stands to weeding the pitch. They definitely got their moneys worth out of you in those days."