| BRADY | Former MD of Birmingham City FC who became Karren (6, 5) |
| KARREN | And 6 Down Former MD of Birmingham City FC who became Karren (6, 5) |
| KARRENBRADY | Vice-chairman of West Ham United and former managing director of Birmingham City |
| SMALL | Heath, former name of Birmingham City FC (5) |
| HIPPOCRATES | Physician of ancient Greece, regarded as the father of medicine (11) |
| ANDREWS | St ____, home ground of Birmingham City FC (7) |
| HYNES | Director General Rail Services at the DfT - formerly MD of Scotland's Railway (4, 5) |
| HOULLIER | Gerald _, late footballer and former manager of Liverpool FC who passed away in December (8) |
| BLUES | The '.....', nickname of Birmingham City (5) |
| BOWYER | Lee ......, manager of Birmingham City (6) |
| REEVES | Council leaders, MD of Foothills, e.g. |
| BARNES | John, Jamaican-born ex-midfielder for Liverpool FC who won 79 caps for England (6) |
| DECLAN | ____ Rice, midfielder for West Ham United FC who made his England debut in 2019 (6) |
| PAULPESCHISOLIDO | Former Canadian international footballer who married Karren Brady in 1995 |
| SMALLING | Chris, former central defender for Manchester United FC who joined Roma in 2020 (8) |
| TONYADAMS | Ex-central defender for Arsenal FC who won 66 caps for England (4,5) |
| NEAL | Phil, former right back for Liverpool FC who won 50 caps for England (4) |
| COWANS | Gordon, ex-midfielder for Aston Villa FC who won ten England caps (6) |
| BILLKENWRIGHT | Chairman of Everton FC who was married to actress Anouska Hempel from 1978 to 1980 |
| MULLER | Thomas, midfielder for Bayern Munich FC who debuted for Germany in 2010 (6) |
