[Albion] The first Albion player you remember watching

[Cowfold Seagull]

I'm going for Carlisle United, February 1985

My word sir, you are stato supremo. Yes Feb 85 indeed, a midweek game against Carlisle United, Tuesday night l think. I was so impressed l went again on the Saturday when we demolished Wolves 6-0, if memory serves me right.

I remember that game as Tommy Docherty was having some banter with the crowd, in what was l believe his final game as manager, hewr was sacked just afterwards.

 

[Eeyore]

My word sir, you are stato supremo. Yes Feb 85 indeed, a midweek game against Carlisle United, Tuesday night l think. I was so impressed l went again on the Saturday when we demolished Wolves 6-0, if memory serves me right.

I remember that game as Tommy Docherty was having some banter with the crowd, in what was l believe his final game as manager, hewr was sacked just afterwards.

The Wolves game was in the May. Probably the worst I've ever seen a team play at the old place. They just didn't want to be there. The Wolves fans weren't really watching, they were just drinking on the Tyburn wagon.

 

[albionfan37]

Small, Wilkins and codner

 

[Boys 9d]

The one that first made an impression was Des "Tank" Tennant with honourable mentions for Eric Gill, "Flash" Gordon, Frankie Howard and Dennis Foreman (who was also a Sussex cricketer). I would have mentioned Bert Addinall but he left at the end of the season to join a South London club named after a Victorian Exhibition Centre.

 

[Mexican Seagull]

Roy Jennings as well, but I remember him as somewhat elegant, at least how he moved, otherwise from a bit later Charlie Livesey, who always seemed to be smiling

 

[Mancgull]

Tony Towner. Right wing so near the Chicken Run, and then the irrepressible Peter Ward.

 

[GoingUp]

Probably Nicky Rust as I used to be a keeper, so I remember standing behind the goal as a kid watching him warm up.

 

[AnotherArch]

Adrian Thorne - because my uncle named my cousin after him.
Then Mike Tiddy, Ian McNeill, Jack Bertolini. And who could miss Roy Jennings.

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

Steve Foster…head band…couldn’t miss it.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Small, Wilkins and codner

I read that too quickly as small winkies and codpiece.

 

[albionfan37]

I read that too quickly as small winkies and codpiece.

Is that you huw

 

[oldboyroy]

Teddy Maybank