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Kirkby-born Terry McDermott was a tireless midfield performer for Liverpool and England, gifted with inordinate stamina and spectacular shooting power. But he took a long and winding route to Anfield via Bury, where he was an apprentice, and then Newcastle, whom he joined for £22,000 in 1973. The following year he was on the losing side at Wembley when Liverpool toppled Newcastle 3-0 in one of the most one-sided post war FA Cup Finals. But McDermott did enough in defeat to exhibit his talents and the following November, by which time Bob Paisley had succeeded Bill Shankly as manager, Liverpool signed him for £170,000. He took a while to claim a regular place but eventually became a key figure in the Liverpool 'engine room', his penetrating runs from deep positions blending perfectly with the differing skills of midfield colleagues such as Graeme Souness, Ray Kennedy and Jimmy Case. He included some wonderful strikes in his 81-goal tally, including the opener in the 1977 European Cup Final, a long range effort against Everton in the same year's FA Cup semi final and one that crowned a magnificent pitch-length move in a 7-0 hiding of Tottenham in 1978. McDermott re-joined Newcastle for £100,000 in 1982, later becoming a coach.
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