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From Albion to Wanderers: who has played for the most football suffixes?

Hereford United's Delroy Facey is consoled by fans after they were relegated from League Two in 2012.
Hereford United's Delroy Facey is consoled by fans after they were relegated from League Two in 2012. Photograph: David Davies/PA

“Has any player had a career featuring all of the common club suffixes? City, Town, United, Rovers, Wanderers, Albion, Athletic and County?” asks Andy Brook.

Our inbox has been bulging with suggestions this week – thanks to Kieran Whooley, Andrew Burrows and Pete Tomlin – mostly with players to have played for six or seven of these suffixes. A couple of players do seem to have collected the full set, though we’ll get to them later.

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