Post the non league players Albion have signed and let's see how many good ones

[BensGrandad]

(Sir) Norman Gall

I think that he came from Gateshead, who were then a league team.

 

[Gritt23]

Not true. We cancelled Keane's trial before he even got here.

That's right. McCarthy was already here and had recommended us to Roy and vice versa, but Roy wanted us to pay for his travel to come and have the trial, and we refused. So the trial never happened.

D'oh!

 

[Uncle Buck]

I am fairly sure that he and Paul McCarthy came here and stayed with a family in Portslade when he was about 16 and got homesick and returned home after the first few days.

It would probably have been either Derek McGrath or Brian McKenna that came over with McCarthy.

It is in Keane's book about Brighton cancelling the trial before it began, so he never got here to be home sick.

 

[Mendoza]

Steve Claridge
Simon Rodger

 

[BensGrandad]

Ok I stand corrected as I obviously misunderstood the situation.

 

[BensGrandad]

What about Kevin McCarrigle from Newcastle area.

 

[Uncle Buck]

What about Kevin McCarrigle from Newcastle area.

He came through the youth system.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Steve Claridge
Simon Rodger

Depends, are we going for players that we discovered from the non-league (ie made their league debut for us) or any player signed from non-league.

If it is the latter you can add Jimmy Case to the list.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

I think that he came from Gateshead, who were then a league team.

Gateshead AFC were voted out of the FL in 1960; Norman Gall signed for us in 1962.

 

[BensGrandad]

Not having a good day on here am I I thought that we got Sir Norman when they went out of the league like signing a Mansfield or Wrexham player now.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Just keep away from any more ground share proposals eh!

Frankie Howard (from Guildford City).

 

[Mackenzie]

David Cameron.

 

[Uncle Buck]

David Cameron.

He came from somewhere like St Mirren.

 

[gjh1971]

Steve Claridge
Simon Rodger

Steve Claridge was unattached when we signed him, having resigned as Weymouth boss two months earlier.

What about a good non league signing - Graham Pearce from Barnet?

 

[mona]

Adrian Owers
Bobby Baxter
Giles Stille

 

[Storer68]

Graham pearce - good enough to go from non league staright to the First division and a Wembley Cup Final

 

[Gully]

I think this thread proves how good our current youth set up is, granted there have been a few gems signed from non-league clubs but the majority pale into mediocrity.

 

[vulture]

Wayne King ?

 

[Don Tmatter]

Albert Jarrett
Was Ian Culverhouse playing non-league when we signed him or did we pick him up on a free?

 

[Amsterdam Albion]

Stevie Penney - came from Ireland and at his best was brilliant
David Gipp had great potential but sadly never fulfilled it