Mick Channon

Mick Channon
Personnel
Surname	Michael Roger Channon
birthday	November 28, 1948
place of birth	Orcheston ,  England
position	striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1966-1977	Southampton FC	391 (157)
1977-1979	Manchester City	72 0(24)
1979-1982	Southampton FC	119 0(28)
1981	Newcastle KB United	4 00(3)
1982	Newcastle United	4 00(1)
1982	Bristol Rovers	9 00(0)
1982-1985	Norwich City	88 0(16)
1985-1986	Portsmouth FC	34 00(6)
from 1986	Finn Harps
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1972-1977	England	46 0(21)
1 Only league games are given.

Michael Roger "Mick" Channon (born November 28, 1948 in Orcheston ) is a former English football player and was both a goalscorer for Southampton FC and for the English national football team in the 1970s. He then became known as a successful trainer in horse racing .

Athletic career

Channon made his debut for Southampton in 1966 at the age of 17 and has already scored one goal against Bristol City . Within three years he was able to establish himself as the top scorer in a mostly below-average club in the First Division .

When he was used by Alf Ramsey for his first game in October 1972 for the English national team against Yugoslavia at Wembley Stadium and made a good performance at 1-1, he was used in two consecutive qualifying games for the 1974 World Cup in Germany . He scored his first goal for England in February 1973 in a 5-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park .

Later in the year Channon scored again in the game against Wales and added two goals in the 7-0 win against Austria before being used for the first time by Ramsey in a competitive match, a crucial and ultimately unfortunate qualifier for the 1974 World Cup in Germany against Poland which took place at Wembley Stadium. The English team had to win the game in order to qualify for the tournament.

In his tenth international game Channon was used in this very offensive team. The game was mostly relocated to the Polish half of the game, in which the English team tried to overcome the defensive defense bar. Channon often failed because of the extroverted but also powerful Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski and the match ended with 1: 1. Things turned worse for Channon when his club Southampton FC were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the season despite Channon's 21 goals .

Channon remained loyal to his club despite some concerns about its international competitiveness. He played for the English team in a number of friendly matches, scored three times and continued to be on the team the following October when England started qualifying for the 1976 European Championship . Channon scored a goal against the team from Czechoslovakia and England won 3-0. Channon's next goal for England was a friendly against Switzerland , with England winning. In the remaining two qualifying games for the European Championship at the end of 1976 Channon scored in both games. England, however, lost 2-1 to Czechoslovakia in Bratislava and played 1-1 against Portugal in Lisbon and could not qualify for the finals, with the Czech team then becoming European champions.

However, 1976 turned out to be a special year for Channon. Although Southampton continued to play in the second division, the club was able to follow a successful path through the FA Cup and met Manchester United in the final . Although Southampton played a class lower, they were considered more experienced against a very youthful team from Manchester. Southampton won the final 1-0 and Channon played a big part in Bobby Stokes' late, decisive goal . The FA Cup was the first major title win for Channon.

A few days later Channon scored twice at Wembley when the Northern Ireland team were defeated 4-0; four days later followed another hit against Scotland , but England lost 2-1 at Hampden Park . At a summer tournament in the USA as part of the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence , Channon contributed two goals in an exciting game in which England converted a 2-0 into a 3-2 against Italy . Two weeks later Channon met again in the 4-1 win against Finland in Helsinki and started the qualifiers for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina well , although this path suffered a setback due to the subsequent defeat against Italy in Rome .

In March 1977 Channon scored two more goals against Luxembourg at Wembley and helped his team get back on track for a successful qualification. In the further course England should need another big win against the whipping boys from Luxembourg in order to overtake Italy and thus ensure the qualification. Channon was in very good shape at the time and this fueled English hopes of a big win in Luxembourg. He scored his 20th goal in a 2-1 win over Northern Ireland and followed up with a penalty against Scotland a week later. That match turned out to be chaotic, however, as enthusiastic Scottish supporters flocked to the field after Scotland won 2-1, tearing a number of pieces of turf for a souvenir and damaging a goal.

Just a month later, Channon left his longtime Southampton club, who continued to play in the second division, to join Manchester City for a £ 300,000 transfer . Manchester City had just won the runner-up behind Liverpool FC but could not confirm the performance in the new season and Channon had problems integrating into the team. He scored twelve goals in his first season and eleven goals in his second season, but his initial difficulties getting used to it meant that national coach Ron Greenwood passed him on for the qualifier in Luxembourg in October 1977. England won the game "only" 2-0 and despite a win in their last game against Italy, the goal difference was not enough to qualify for the World Cup. Channon also did not return to the national team, so that he could not add anything to his 46 internationals and 21 goals.

Channon returned to Southampton in September 1979, which was now back in the top division. He was now over 30 years old and continued to play regularly, although his hit rate was weaker with only ten championship goals each in the first two seasons. He moved to Newcastle United in 1982 after a total of 507 games and 185 goals for Southampton .

Channon stayed in Newcastle less than a month before joining the Bristol Rovers . His intense football career was now drawing to a close when he failed to score in nine consecutive games. Again he changed the club. In this case, he went to Norwich City , where, at the age of 34, he found a little back to his old strength. He played 88 games there in three years, scoring 16 goals and ended his time in Norwich with success and failure in 1985, when the club won the League Cup , Channon's second and last trophy, by beating Sunderland 1-0 , but also relegated from the first division. Channon then moved to Portsmouth FC before finally retiring from football.

Throughout his long career, Channon was famous for the way he celebrated a goal scored. With his circular movements of the fully outstretched right arm, he made the jubilation known in the form of a windmill .

horse race

Channon had a special interest in horse racing throughout his football career and began as an assistant coach after completing his football career and in 1990 as a licensed coach. He initially owned ten horses.

He moved to the stable in West Ilsley / Newbury , which was previously owned by Queen Elizabeth II , and increased the number of his horses to almost 200.

In 2002 he finished the season with 123 wins and exceeded the 100 mark for the first time in his career. He is one of the most highly decorated coaches, although he has not yet won a Triple Crown race.

Among the owners who have their horses under the care of Channon are old colleagues and acquaintances, including Kevin Keegan , Alan Ball and Sir Alex Ferguson .

successes

• FA Cup winner: 1976
• Top scorer in the English Premier League: 1974

Web links

• Profile at Flown From the Nest
• Data of the individual seasons
• Mick Channon in the English national team