Players you had forgotten about...

[DJ NOBO]

and ooo arrr Derek McGrath

 

[highway61]

Now there's a list from my youth.
I'd agree that Dave Armstrong was our fastest winger but from memory he rarely had the ball under any sort of control; normally used to kick it beyond the full back, then out sprint him and end up crossing into the crowd. Do remember him scoring a corker of a goal at the Goldstone from about 25 yds or so.
John Templeman - Yapton's finest.
And Alex Dawson or course - ferocious is probably downplaying his general approach, particularly towards goalkeepers. I think Gary Sprake describes in his autobiography than playing opposite Dawson was his most frightening experience in football.

A few others spring to mind although I may have some christian names incorrect:

Bill Cassidy
Wally Gould
Bill Curry
Adrian Thorne (scored in my first Albion game)
Mike Tiddy
John Collins
Mike Laverick

I recall a Dawson goal at North stand end. A corner to the near post saw Alex put ball, keeper and at least one defender in the net. very true about armstrong, had no end product really. Wally gould was a class act, a goalie i liked was powneys "understudy"! Tony burns i believe

 

[jharris]

Paul Linger
Paul Emblen
Andy Arnott
Ashley Neal
David Clarkson

 

[BensGrandad]

One of my favourites as a young lad was a centre half Ken Whitfield, only the oldies will remember him.

 

[fosters headband]

One of my favourites as a young lad was a centre half Ken Whitfield, only the oldies will remember him.

Mine to BG, along with Peter Harburn, Eric Gill, formed a great spine of the team.

 

[BensGrandad]

How many times would Peter Harburn complete a game with todays refs. Not many I am sure.

 

[dougdeep]

How can we post people that we've forgotten about?

 

[fosters headband]

How many times would Peter Harburn complete a game with todays refs. Not many I am sure.

Yes you are right, along with maybe Des Tennant and Glen Wilson, they would collect a lot of cards in todays game.

 

[fosters headband]

How can we post people that we've forgotten about?

Because the thread gets the old memory going.

 

[BensGrandad]

How can we post people that we've forgotten about?

I think people have taken it more to mean players you do not hear about or havent done so for many years.

 

[BensGrandad]

Yes you are right, along with maybe Des Tennant and Glen Wilson, they would collect a lot of cards in todays game.

That team could never have been accused of being fairies and lacking steel.

 

[MJsGhost]

Because the thread gets the old memory going.

Precisely! This is a great thread!

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Jamie Campbell. Wasn't he sacked at Exeter for punching the physio?

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

David Lee

 

[fosters headband]

That team could never have been accused of being fairies and lacking steel.

It had it fair share of skill players aswell, like Dennis Foreman, Dennis Gordon, Albert Munday, Steve Burtenshaw and Jimmy Langley.

The only player that comes to mind that lacked steel in that team for me was Don Bates.

 

[BensGrandad]

It had it fair share of skill players aswell, like Dennis Foreman, Dennis Gordon, Albert Munday, Steve Burtenshaw and Jimmy Langley.

The only player that comes to mind that lacked steel in that team for me was Don Bates.

Youve missed out little Frankie Howard who was too fast for himself sometimes. Also when you see modern day players taking a long throw and everybody marvels the you remember that Jimmy Langley used to bend his bandy legs and hurl the ball into the box.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Have we had Paul McCarthy yet?

 

[Austrian Gull]

what happened to them two?

Frutos last heard of playing in the Belgian second division for Tournai.

Somebody else mentioned David Martot - he's the regular right-back for Vannes in the French second division even playing in the League Cup final last year against Bordeaux.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Gary Bull, crapper cousin of Steve.

 

[Boxy]

Barry Bridges
Graham Cross
Fred Binney
Eric Winstanley