Mick Channon

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Michael Roger Channon (born November 28, 1948) is a former English football player who plays as a striker, especially for Southampton and then represents the England national team in the 1970s. He then became a successful racehorse coach.

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Football

Southampton

Channon was born in Orcheston, Wiltshire and made his debut for Southampton as a 17-year-old in 1966, scoring in a game against Bristol City. In three years he has established himself as the club's main goalscorer and is consistent in front of goal as Southampton are one of the less fashionable teams in the First Division of English football. However, despite a season record record of 21 goals for Southampton in 1974, the club were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the season.

Channon remained loyal to Southampton despite the obvious concern for his international chances and was rewarded in 1976 which was a special year for Channon. Southampton are still in the Second Division but still enjoy the dream of running into the FA Cup final where they play Manchester United. Although Southampton are a lower division team, they are much more experienced than Manchester United's youth team. Southampton won 1-0, with Channon playing a part in the late goal-scored victory by Bobby Stokes. It was his first domestic honor in this game.

Manchester City

In the closing season before the 1977-78 season, Channon left Southampton - still in the Second Division - to join Manchester City in a Â£ 300,000 deal. The new club are progressing, having just finished second in the First Division behind champions Liverpool, but this is where they peak and Channon struggles to stay. He scored only 12 goals in his first season and 11 goals in his second goal.

Return to Southampton

Channon returned to Southampton (now back in the First Division) in September 1979. Now in his thirties, he continues to play regularly even though his goal ratio is not good in his second spell, with only ten coming in each of his first two seasons back at the club. He joined Newcastle United in 1982 after playing 510 games for Southampton for two spells, scoring a total of 185 goals which put him top of the club's all-time goalscorers list.

After Southampton

He only lasted a month at Newcastle before joining Bristol Rovers. His impressive career seems to be on the decline, he failed to score in nine games for Bristol Rovers before a sudden departure again, this time to Norwich City where, at the age of 34, he found some touch of his old. He played 88 games for three seasons, scored 16 goals, and suffered the final mix for his Norwich career in 1985 when the club won the League Cup - Channon's second and final domestic honor - with a 1-0 win over Sunderland at Wembley but then relegated (with Sunderland) at the end of the same season. Channon joined Portsmouth and Finn Harps (where he played in a League of Ireland Cup game), before retiring from the match in 1986.

English

Called to make his debut for England by Alf Ramsey in October 1972, Channon played pretty well in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia at Wembley to be selected for the squad for the next two qualifying matches for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, although he was Finally on the team for good. However, he won his second cap in the famous 5-0 hammering of Scotland at Hampden Park in February 1973, scoring his first goal in the process.

As the year progressed, Channon scored again in a game against Wales and then added two goals in an Austrian 7-0 win before he was picked up by Ramsey for his first competitive match - an important and finally famous World Cup qualifier against Poland at Wembley. If England do not win, they will not qualify for the tournament. Channon, in his tenth English match, is in the line of attack that spent almost all of the matches in the Polish round, trying to break the deadlock. Channon saw his chances saved by eccentric goalkeeper but inspired Jan Tomaszewski and the game ended 1-1.

He played in a series of post-season friendlies for England, scoring in three of them and saved next following following October when England started their campaign to qualify for the 1976 European Championship. Channon scored in a game against Czechoslovakia when England won 3-0. Channon's next goal for England was temporarily coming - in September 1975 - when England beat Switzerland in a friendly match. England had two qualifying games left by the end of the year for the 1976 European Championships and Channon scored in both, but England lost 2-1 to the Czechs in Bratislava and then only a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Lisbon. England failed to qualify and the Czechs went on to win the tournament.

After winning the FA Cup medal in the 1976 Final, Channon returned at Wembley days later to score twice in England's 4-0 win over Northern Ireland; he then scored again four days later against Scotland but England lost 2-1 at Hampden Park. There followed the summer tournament in the US for the celebration of two centuries, and Channon scored twice in a tense match against Italy as England came from two goals down to win 3-2. Two weeks later, Channon scored again as England beat Finland 4-1 in Helsinki to secure their qualification campaign for the 1978 FIFA World Cup to a perfect start, although this will be forged a month later by a defeat against Italy in Rome.

In March 1977, Channon scored twice as England beat Luxembourg at Wembley to put their World Cup campaign back on track; Luxembourg is the 'whipping boys' of the group and England will then need to destroy Luxembourg by the same or better scoreline in Luxembourg to give themselves a chance to overhaul Italy and qualify for the World Cup.

Channon scored his 20th England goal in a 2-1 win over Northern Ireland in May 1977. A week later came another Channon goal against Scotland - this time from the penalty spot - but this proved England's famous defeat for Scotland 2-1 win and their fans stormed Wembley field in celebration, tore up a souvenir grass clump and pulled one crossbar.

After moving to Manchester City badly, Ron Greenwood chose to ignore him from the starting line-up when England played an important World Cup qualifier in Luxembourg in October 1977. England 'only' won 2-0 and, despite a victory over Italy in the last game of the campaign, goals are not enough to bring them to the World Cup. Channon was not elected to his country anymore; his international career ended with 46 appearances and 21 healthy goals. England's failure to qualify for the three major international tournaments during Channon's career left him as the most unnamed, unnamed player to the World Cup squad or the European Championships. He stays alongside 16th on England's all-time goalscorers list, parallel to Kevin Keegan.

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Football award

As a player

Southampton

FA Cup winners: 1976

Norwich City

League Winner: 1985
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Channon to Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.

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Horseracing

Channon has always been interested in horse racing during his soccer career. After retiring from full-time professional football in 1986, he began working as an assistant coach, before becoming a licensed coach with his own right in 1990. Initially he had ten horses.

He then moved to the West Ilsley cage near Newbury, previously owned by the Queen, and began to increase the number of his horse, eventually ending up with nearly 200 tails.

In 2002, he ended the season with 123 winners, surpassing the 100-mark for the first time in his career. He is one of the most respected sports coaches, though not yet the winner of one of the British Classic Races. In May 2012, he produced his first classic winner when Samitar took 1,000 Irish Guineas.

Among the owners who own their horses with Channon are old colleagues and acquaintances of football days, including Kevin Keegan, Alan Ball, Chris Cattlin and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Group 1/Grade I won

Britania Raya

Cheveley Park Stakes: Seazun (1999), Queen's Logic (2001)
Taruhan Dewhurst: Tobougg (2000)
Stakes Falmouth: Pertunjukan Musik (2010)
Stand King Stand: Piccolo (1995)
Nunthorpe Stakes: Piccolo (1994)
St. Stakes James's Palace: Zafeen (2003)
Sun Chariot Stakes: Majestic Roi (2007)

Kanada

E. P. Taylor Stakes: Lahaleeb (2009)

Peoples

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud: Youmzain (2008)
Prix Morny: Silca's Sister (2005)
Prix Rothschild: Ascension (2001)
Prix de la Salamandre: Tobougg (2000)

Jerman

Price of Europe: Youmzain (2006)

Irlandia

Irish 1,000 Guineas: Samitar (2012)
Moyglare Stud Stakes: Mail The Desert (2002)

Italy

Gran Criterium: Nayarra (2011)
Lydia Tesio Award: Eva's Request (2009)
Rome Prize: Imperial Dancer (2003)

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Kehidupan pribadi

On August 27, 2008, Channon was involved and injured in a road accident on M1. He traveled from Doncaster Sales to his West Illsley enclosure in Berkshire when the accident happened. Channon reportedly suffered from a leaky lung and a broken arm and jaw.

During an interview with Clare Balding broadcast on BBC One on January 3, 2009, Channon talked about how, as a result of a broken jaw, she was then fitted with a metal plate on her face. The bloodstock agent and friend Tim Corby died in the accident.

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