The first high profile loan

Was in the early 70s when Alan Mullery of Tottenham Hotspurs went to Fulham. At the time Fulham were fighting a relegation battle in the old league 2 again you guessed it Cardiff City. How unfair I felt that was then.

was common practice in the seventies for the top london clubs to loan their players to fulham,orient,charlton etc for the last few months of the season as the clubs fought relegation.