Hereford United's former FA Cup hero Ricky George is writing a book to recall his double sporting triumph.

He hopes the book, 'One Goal, One Horse' will prove a big seller among fans of the Bulls.

George achieved immortality in Hereford as the scorer of the winning goal in their 2-1 victory over Newcastle United in 1972.

He hit the national headlines again last year when Earth Summit, the racehorse he is a part-owner of, won the Grand National.

The 53-year-old, now a partner in a firm selling sports shoes, returned to Edgar Street this week in the build-up to today's FA Cup third round clash with Leicester City.

He has just returned from a short break in Florida where he was putting the finishing touches to the book, which he hopes to release early next year once he can tie up a publishing deal.

He said: "I have been urged by a lot of people to write it, particularly John Motson who was commentating on the Newcastle game. He is going to write the foreword to it.

"When I sat down to write about the Newcastle game, there were so many wonderful memories and it was an opportunity to write about the other players. For me to score the goal was tremendous but the other guys were the ones that actually won it.

"I know pretty much all there is to know about them and I have highlighted each player and the way I saw them and still remember them. For example I remember that Ken Mallender was always laughing and Tony Gough was never laughing!"

His goal is largely forgotten as everyone remembers Ronnie Radford's 35-yard thunderbolt in the same game. "I am not surprised they show his goal. It was goal of the season and will be the one that everyone remembers. I have no problem with that."

When asked whether he had more satisfaction from his goal against Newcastle or the Grand National victory, he had no hesitation in saying: "It has to be the goal because that was something I alone did - it's the horse that jumps the fences. I always wanted to be a footballer - being able to do something famous has to give me most pleasure."