Michael Roger Channon

[Kop66]

Date of birth November 28, 1948
Place of birth Orcheston, Wiltshire, England

I’m not his PR or anything but i just thought I’d give him a mention as one of his horses got me out of the shite today.
I reckon he’s a bit of a legend for what he’s achieved in life so far. 20 years as a professional footballer and then going on to becoming a very successful race horse trainer, there can’t be too many sportsman who achieve in two completely different types of sport to the levels that he has.

He was an F.A Cup winner with Southampton and a League Cup winner with Norwich, not the biggest collection of trophies but with clubs like Southampton and Norwich I think it’s quite impressive. 46 England caps and 21 goals puts him in 15th place in the list of all time England goalscorers.


Years Club App (Gls)
1966-1977 Southampton 391 (157)
1977-1979 Manchester City 72 (24)
1979-1982 Southampton 119 (28)
1982 Newcastle 4 (1)
1982 Bristol Rovers 9 (0)
1982-1985 Norwich 88 (16)
1985-1986 Portsmouth 34 (6)

Total 717 (232)

1972-1977 England 46 (21)

After football he began working an assistant trainer before becoming a licensed trainer himself in 1990. In 2002 he ended the season with 123 winners, topping the 100-mark for the first time in his career. Among owners who have had their horses with Channon are old colleagues and acquaintances from his footballing days, including Keegan, Alan Ball and Sir Alex Ferguson.

He has also trained 10 (home and abroad) group 1 winners to date.

Thanks for Siberian Tiger @ 12/1 today, Mick

Legend

[ONEDUNME]

Fuck me I thought you were going to say he was dead.

Long live Mickey.

Top man. Even though he pronounced Gary Lineker's name as "Line acre"

[Winrew]

Fuck me I thought you were going to say he was dead.

Same here ..

[crowie]

Originally Posted by Winrew

Same here ..

That will be 3 of us then!

[ONEDUNME]

Funny how it hits you hard.

[Winrew]

He was so young

[crowie]

Fuck me, thats a shocker.

Next thing you know Michael Dawson will be getting an England call up

[Kop66]

Next thing you know Michael Dawson will be getting an England call up

Along with Mick Channon

[Swooperman]

Rest in pea..........oh

[Kop66]

He's nearly there...

Ex-England footballer turned racehorse trainer Mick Channon has been seriously injured in a fatal motorway accident.

The 59-year-old was travelling from Doncaster Sales to his Berkshire stables when the accident happened on Wednesday on the M1 in Leicestershire.

Bloodstock agent Tim Corby, 63, who was also in the car, was killed in the single-vehicle crash.

Channon suffered broken ribs, jaw, arm and a punctured lung and will undergo surgery on Friday.

His 15-year-old son Jack was also in the car but he was not seriously hurt.

A spokeswoman from his stables said: "He will be fine. It's not life-threatening or anything like that but he does have some broken bones and he's stable."


The accident closed the southbound carriage motorway, and it was also closed northbound for a time to enable an air ambulance to land.

His son Michael said: "We have been petrified and worried and absolutely out of our wits worrying about our own family.

"But as for the Corbys, our hearts really go out to them.

"Tim was a friend of Mick's for over 30 years.

"He was a renowned figure in the racing scene who was universally popular in the industry and he will be sorely missed by the residents of East and West Ilsley, all of his many friends, and most of all the Corby family."

Channon is one of a rare breed who have reached the top in two different sports.

One of the best-known footballers of the 1970s, Channon made more than 650 appearances in a career spanning three decades.

He became a Southampton legend after 510 games in two spells at The Dell, where he still remains the Saints' leading all-time leading goalscorer.

He also played for Manchester City, Norwich City and Portsmouth, as well as scoring 21 goals for England in 46 international appearances.
Channon's famous "windmill" goal celebration earned him cult status among fans.

After retiring from football in 1986, Channon began his racing career as an assistant trainer to John Baker and Ken Cunningham-Brown before he took out his own licence in 1990.

He started with 10 horses in a yard at Lambourn but moved in 1999 to Newbury to West Ilsley (the prestigious stables once owned by the Queen) and now has about 20 times that number.

In 2002, he topped the 100-winner mark for the first time, a feat he achieved in 2003 when he also broke through the £2m prize money barrier.

And the arrival of Sheikh Mohammed as a West Ilsley owner in 2002 was proof that Channon was now firmly in racing's top league.

However, he is still chasing his first Classic winner.

His racing portfolio includes horses owned by Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and former England and Southampton team-mate Kevin Keegan.

[FC Basher]

Slightly off topic,but just check todays accidents on the motorways,the reporter on the radio so their was 3 on the same stretch of motorway not to mention all the others,its crazy outthere.

[jbgb007uk]

Sad news, I hope Mick gets well soon. Thoughts go out to Mr Corby's relatives. Sad news indeed.