Gordon Hindson (1967/68 to 1971/72)

Gordon Hindson was regarded as a very promising winger who seemed to have all the attributes required for a good career. He had terrific speed with which he could force his way to the byeline and put in a good cross and also had a decent shot on him. However, although he made progress, he never quite made the grade on Tyneside and left for Luton having played a handful of games over four seasons.

Strangely he made two debuts. He replaced the rested Alan Foggon for the match at Maine Road on February 1st, but torrential rain led to the match being abandoned just before half-time.

His second debut came at The Dell a couple of weeks later during which he made some clever runs in a mature performance, but showed his inexperience once or twice with his positioning. He retained his place for the next league match at Upton Park, however his performance fell well below Division 1 standard.

He only played once during 1969/70; in the 2-0 defeat at the Baseball Ground. Again he looked to have some way to go before he could be considered to be a first team regular.

He continued to struggle for game-time in 1970/71. And although he scored his only goal (after 90 seconds) in the home match against Blackpool, Harvey was highly annoyed with the team's performance in that game and Hindson was dropped. He would not get another chance during the campaign.

Gordon, now in the last year of his contact, refused new terms in the summer of 1971 and was listed. Concerned about his future he started to look for jobs outside football.

After a 5-1 thrashing at Leeds Harvey recalled Gordon in place of Tommy Cassidy for the match at West Ham where he played on the right. United accepted a bid from Luton, but whilst he was in talks over personal terms Harvey sent an SOS for him to play (at right-wing once more) at Arsenal.

He duly signed for The Hatters a few days later.