Name a Sussex born Championship or above quality striker

[carlzeiss]

Brian Yeo went to Elm Grove School then to West Tarring then on to Portsmouth FC where he didnt make the grade but went to Gillingham and became their record goalscorer. As has been said he lived in Lanfranc Rd and his mother worked in the laundry in Elm Grove with my mother. Worthings most succesful pro has to be Peter Bonnetti although born in Putney spent all his school years in Worthing at St Marys school and lived in Christchurh Rd Bit of useless info when playing football up Victoria Park Peter would never go in goal always said he was better inside right.

Brian's Father worked for the Southdown Bus company in Worthing , if I remember correctly ?

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Gareth Barry is a defender

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Pretty sure joe Gatting was born in Brighton and played at least once for us in the championship. Fits all the criteria except quality.

 

[Easy 10]

BHAFC have NEVER produced a striker capable of scoring goals above the third division. Even at that level our home-produced strikers have aspired to mediocrity, at best.

F to the A to the C C T.

(I know thats one C too many, but it serves to emphasise)

 

[BensGrandad]

Brian's Father worked for the Southdown Bus company in Worthing , if I remember correctly ?

Not sure didnt know him was his name Vic seem to remember mum talking about him. At the time the best footballer in Worthing was Brian Sirrell (spiv) but never made it in the pro game and Alan Dennis., who didnt make it either.

 

[Mr Putdown]

You beat me to it! Spent most of his life living in Storrington. May well still live there.

Now lives in Crosshaven, Cork apparently.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Brian Yeo went to Elm Grove School then to West Tarring then on to Portsmouth FC where he didnt make the grade but went to Gillingham and became their record goalscorer. As has been said he lived in Lanfranc Rd and his mother worked in the laundry in Elm Grove with my mother. Worthings most succesful pro has to be Peter Bonnetti although born in Putney spent all his school years in Worthing at St Marys school and lived in Christchurh Rd Bit of useless info when playing football up Victoria Park Peter would never go in goal always said he was better inside right.

Many of those who saw him deputise in goal for Gordon Banks in the 1970 World Cup semi-final against West Germany, probably agreed that he was a better inside right.

 

[BensGrandad]

Just proves there is a lot of sense in playing the number 2 keeper and even possibly the no 3 in pointless friendlies to give them game time.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Just proves there is a lot of sense in playing the number 2 keeper and even possibly the no 3 in pointless friendlies to give them game time.

Indeed BG.

 

[TheDolphinClub]

BHAFC have NEVER produced a striker capable of scoring goals above the third division. Even at that level our home-produced strikers have aspired to mediocrity, at best.

F to the A to the C C T.

(I know thats one C too many, but it serves to emphasise)

Jake Robinson scored three goals in the championship - depends what you mean by 'produced' - Peter Ward, Ian Muir and Dean Saunders started out in our reserve team - do they count?

 

[bWize]

Solly March? (although technically classed as a winger)

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Jake Robinson scored three goals in the championship - depends what you mean by 'produced' - Peter Ward, Ian Muir and Dean Saunders started out in our reserve team - do they count?

Call me a pedant, but Dean Saunders had three seasons in his native Wales, pleying for Swansea and Cardiff, before he came to the Albion.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Don't think you can count Greg Luer yet. He may be at a Championship club, but that doesn't make him a Championship quality striker.

That kid Chaplin is one of the few current Pompey players I've heard of. Seems to come on as sub and score a few goals for them, which isn't bad at all for 18. Disappointing to see any player succeeding for those #twats, but particularly if he's from Worthing.

 

[Easy 10]

Jake Robinson scored three goals in the championship - depends what you mean by 'produced' - Peter Ward, Ian Muir and Dean Saunders started out in our reserve team - do they count?

No, they don't count because they were brought in from outside. They did not come up through the ranks at BHA.

Robinson may have played a few games for us in the Championship, but he was never a Championship-quality striker. Left us and sunk without a trace.

:edit: Did Robinson ever actually score in the Championship ? Can't say I can recall that.

 

[Icy Gull]

Solly March? (although technically classed as a winger)

This is one that does have the potential but he has played well for what 6-7 games so not really made it yet? If we are going to include wingers was Tony Towner Sussex born?

 

[chaileyjem]

This is one that does have the potential but he has played well for what 6-7 games so not really made it yet?

No, they don't count because they were brought in from outside. They did not come up through the ranks at BHA.

Robinson may have played a few games for us in the Championship, but he was never a Championship-quality striker.

Blimey guys. Shifting the goalposts. So its "made it" (ie: An England U21 international with nearly 50 appearances doesn't qualitfy), "Championship quality" (ie: not just having played in the Championship so Jake Robinson or a James Tilley doesn't qualify or come to that matter presumably not Dom Dwyer as an MLS 20+ goal scorer isn't "champ quality". ) and "come up through the ranks" (ie: No Ward, Zamora etc) - so on our books since , well when ? 13, 14 , 15 ?.

 

[chaileyjem]

Did Robinson ever actually score in the Championship ? Can't say I can recall that.

He scored one goal in 2005/6 in a 2-0 home win against Plymouth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005–06_Brighton_&_Hove_Albion_F.C._season