Did you play with a famous footballer at school or sunday league teams.

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Played football in same school team as racehorse trainer Gary Moore
John Snow was out teacher for the winter term before playing and touring with England
Ran against Steve Ovett in schools championships at Withdean, he was at Varndean, I was at Westlain

 

[nyehus]

my sister played with a footballer - Mickey Thomas - not at football though

 

[El Sid]

I was crap at football, but I once spanked a couple of sixes into Shirley Drive off Gehan Mendis.

 

[Ali_rrr]

Close Friends with someone who's just got a scholarship at the Albion now

 

[Northstandite]

Growing up in Utrecht, with Marco van Basten.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Close Friends with someone who's just got a scholarship at the Albion now

I thought the title said famous footballers

 

[dcr21]

Sunday league - played with Jimmy Collins and Sammy Donnelly. Coached(!) by John Napier at Alpine Rovers.

 

[Hillian1]

I played in a 5 a side tournament at St Francis once and a certain Paul Ifill was on one of the opposition teams when he was playing for Millwall, I spent our entire match against them trying to kick the b'stard and never got close to him.

Got his mate though.

 

[Conkers]

Same primary school class as Dean Cox.

 

[nealrogers]

I was at school with Leighton James (fat ****) and Dennis Law's sister lived next door to my Aunty Val

 

[melias shoes]

Played football in the park in woodingdean with Ian Chapman.

Also did my apprenticeship with the football genius himself, John crumplin.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Payed against Gerry Armstrong during Sunday League match and another time against Teddy Maybank when he payed for Corals

@Cappers I seem to remember you were the only one that 'payed' their subs
I was a lino when Mr Maybank spent eighty nine minutes being offside----then I gave him off when he was on
Also one of their forwards headed the ball harder than any of our lot could kick it

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

My school in Australia had a cricket specialist course so we had a few Australian cricketers that went, none in my schooling time but I've got 2 friends who I played school sports with who play AFL.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

@Cappers I seem to remember you were the only one that 'payed' their subs
I was a lino when Mr Maybank spent eighty nine minutes being offside----then I gave him off when he was on
Also one of their forwards headed the ball harder than any of our lot could kick it

That was me *










* not me. I was sixteen years old, pretty mediocre, and played left back, when Sammy Nelson was hung-over / late / not arsed to turn up.

 

[shoreham seagull 1973]

Played with Gerry Armstrong and against Gerry Ryan in Sussex Sunday League. Played in same Army team as Guy Whittingham.

 

[albion534]

Played against Elliot Bennett! Could tell straight away he was quality......played with Jamie brotherton, Sam Gargan, and jerahl Hughes, all pottering around the semi pro leagues, although Sam gargans now in conference south

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Used to watch the Albion training at the goldstone in the summer hols when I was a nipper. After they'd had lunch in the Cosy Cafe we'd all o over Hove Park and play cricket. Bill Cassidy, Jimmy Collins, Wally Gould to name a few.

 

[tomfitz12]

I got two footed by adam el-abd during his first season with us

 

[Lurker]

We had two P.E. Teachers at my school, Mike Smith and Mike Yaxley, remember them?

Mike Yaxley went on to carve out a very successful career as Albion physio ... and Mike Smith surpassed that.
Smithy became Team Manager of Wales!

No wonder we had a sh*t hot school football team.

Mike Smith was a bit of a bully in truth, but Yaxley was a sound teacher.

 

[Albion Rob]

Played with and against Gareth Barry, Duncan McArthur and Scott Ramsey. Played against Ben Andrews an Will Packham (he also kept me out of the county side, which is probably an indictment of how 'good' I was). I'm told I played against Ashley Cole in the quarter finals of some national cup but I lost the programme so can't be sure! Also played against Mike Yardy at football a few times while at school (Hampden Park).