He was one of the most unmistakable players in football's lower divisions for over a decade, but Steve McNulty actually dropped out of the game altogether after being released by Liverpool in his 20s.
The burly centre-back was the stuff of nightmares for terrified forwards, but his schooling in Liverpool's Centre of Excellence ensured that the 6ft 1" scouser was as good with the ball at his feet as he was plucking it out of the air.
McNulty, who regularly played with and against boys two years older than him, was only six years old when he was invited by Hugh McAuley to train with the Reds - an opportunity he gladly took despite being a boyhood Evertonian.
