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Jimmy Montgomery

Jimmy Montgomery (born 9th October 1943 in Sunderland) was a footballer who will be forever remembered as the goalkeeper who pulled off an incredible double save in the 1973 F.A. Cup final, the famous 1:0 victory for Sunderland A.F.C. over Leeds United.

He made a record 623 appearances for Sunderland (537 league, 41 F.A. Cup, 33 League Cup, 4 European Cup Winners Cup, 8 others).

He later played for Birmingham City. He also joined Nottingham Forest and although he never played for them, he still managed to pick up a European Cup winner's medal, sitting on the bench while Peter Shilton did the hard work on the pitch during the 1980 final.

He was often acknowledged as the best goalkeeper never to play for England.

He is now a goalkeeping coach.

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