47 years ago today - A debut to the 1st £m footballer!

[erimus74]

Stan Cummins, who big Jack said, 'Could become Boro's 1st one million pound footballer, was our No499 registered player when he started v Ipswich Town, who only made one more appearence that season when named as sub

At home to Ipswich Town on the 27th November 1976 in a 1st division fixture, which the mighty Boro lost 2-0

Big Jack named Stan in the starting 11, replacing the ever present David Mills, who was dropped to the bench

Stan scored his 1st Boro goal almost one year later on the 12th November 1977

10 goals in 52 games between 1976 to 1980, I remember going home from work & seen the headlines, Star for sale, I was gutted when he was sold

[Blott]

He never quite did it.