Times 50 best Albion players

[Goldstone Rapper]

Frank Stapleton, Joe Corrigan, Frank Worthington and Willie Young would grace any team!

 

[warsaw]

John Gregory

 

[Skaville]

Four players played four hundred and above games for the Albion and that should include them in the fifty. They are:
Des Tennant (400) Glen Wilson (409) Peter O'Sullivan (435) and Norman Gall (440)

You'll need to add Kerry Mayo then.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Players can be long-time servants of the club and they can be great. But being one doesn't mean you're automatically the other, does it?

 

[GT49er]

going off in a different direction i read the other day that tommy cook commited suicide does anyone know why ?

As a corporal in the South African Air Force he saw several of his friends burned to death in an accident at the flying school, and was badly injured himself. He unsuccessfully managed the Albion for a few months after the war. Heart trouble and chronic bronchitis added to his woes, and he took a large dose of sleeping pills amd died in the County Hospital in 1950.

 

[Spunk Bubble]

John Keeley surely has to be up there !

 

[GNF on Tour]

Minton?

I'd add Rougvie and Hans Kraay and always had a soft spot for Malcolm Poskett.

Eric Steele and Grummitt - best keepers in last 30 years.

Steve Penny and JCFG - No

Steve Gatting - Yes

Willie Young - no no no

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Four players played four hundred and above games for the Albion and that should include them in the fifty. They are:
Des Tennant (400) Glen Wilson (409) Peter O'Sullivan (435) and Norman Gall (440)

Peter O'Sullivan MUST be in there for his shuffle (and his tash)

 

[bristolseagull]

Carpenter yes

 

[gull-able]

Bit of input invited here, ladies and gentlemen. Times Online is putting up lists of each club's 50 best players. Liverpool were first (football editor's a Red), Spurs, Luton (don't ask) ... Needless to say I volunteered an Albion list. But of course the last thing I want to do is to commit a howler by leaving out anyone obvious. Naturally some people's favourites will be omitted (especially if their names are Richard Tiltman, Darren Hughes, Micky Thomas etc), but I want to make sure I get a truly representative spread. Especially valuable will be suggestions for pre-1967 players that I never saw.

As few extra names as possible will make it easier to sift through the suggestions.
So far I've got (not in final, or indeed any particular order): Ward, Horton, Stevens, Lawrenson, O'Sullivan, Foster, Zamora, Michael Robinson, Jimmy Langley, Danny Wilson, Charles Webb, Case, Bobby Smith, Mellor, Garry Nelson, Worthington, Dean Saunders, Ryan, Kuipers, Mike Small, John Byrne, Tommy Cook, Gatting, Bert Murray, Gregory, Moseley, Gordon Smith, Dennis Mortimer, Ritchie, Connor, Irvine, Kit Napier, Cullip, Towner, Beamish, Binney, Wilkins, Crumplin, Chivers, Chapman, Gotsmanov, Penney, Powney, Dawson, Johnny McNichol, Glen Wilson, Gall. I think that's 47. What do people think about Reinelt, Oatway, Carpenter?

Gostmanov thats a joke surely, what did he play 10 games for us
If your gonna include him and crumplin then you have to include carpenter.

others worth a mention

Curbishley
digweed
beeney
grummitt
maybank
williams

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Not necessarily in position order:-


1. Eric Steele
2. Gary Williams
3. Gary Stevens
4. Steve Foster
5. Mark Lawrenson
6. Peter Ward
7. Bobby Zamora
8. Gary Stevens
9. Jimmy Case
10. Steve Penney
11. Hansy Kray for pur entertainment value and services to the Celerey and the Greengrocers near the Goldstone.

 

[GT49er]

Hmm...top fifty off the top of my head.....
Charles Webb, Tommy Langley, Tommy Cook, Bill Currie, Dave Sexton;
Bobby Smith (the first one!), Willie Irvine, Alex Dawson, Nobby Lawton, Peter O'Sullivan;
Mark Lawrenson, Gary Stevens, Peter Ward, Brian Bromley, Martin Keown;
Danny Wilson, Brian Horton, Peter Sayer, Graham Moseley; John Napier;
Roy Jennings, Wally Gould, Don Shanks, Mick Robinson, Andy Ritchie;
Bobby Zamora, Kit Napier, Tony Towner, Dave Turner, Glen Wilson;
Peter Harburn, Alan Curbishley, Ken Beamish, Teddy Maybank, John Gregory;
Steve Foster, Nicky Forster, Ian Mellor, Eric Gill, Perry Digweed;
Johnny Byrne, Paul Clark, John Gregory, Colin Pates, Gary Nelson;
John Robinson, Norman Gall, Eric Young, Chris Ramsey.....
...(and nearly - the directors wouldn't buy him for a song in 1960 because he was too small and skinny)...Denis Law!

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

But would they beat this alternative Albion XI ?

Joe Corrigan

Stefan Iovan
Willie Young
Martin Keown
Sammy Nelson

Gareth Barry
Dennis Mortimer
Terry Venables

Dean Saunders
Frank Stapleton
Matt Le Tissier

Subs:
Frank Worthington
Justin Fashanu

 

[GT49er]

Not necessarily in position order:-


1. Eric Steele
2. Gary Williams
3. Gary Stevens
4. Steve Foster
5. Mark Lawrenson
6. Peter Ward
7. Bobby Zamora
8. Gary Stevens
9. Jimmy Case
10. Steve Penney
11. Hansy Kray for pur entertainment value and services to the Celerey and the Greengrocers near the Goldstone.

Well, play enough Gary Stevens's and we should be a match for anybody! Why only one Peter Ward though?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

England's World Cup squad in 1986 had two Gary Stevens - must have been thinking on similar lines

 

[Northstander]

Hmm...top fifty off the top of my head.....
Charles Webb, Tommy Langley, Tommy Cook, Bill Currie, Dave Sexton;
Bobby Smith (the first one!), Willie Irvine, Alex Dawson, Nobby Lawton, Peter O'Sullivan;
Mark Lawrenson, Gary Stevens, Peter Ward, Brian Bromley, Martin Keown;
Danny Wilson, Brian Horton, Peter Sayer, Graham Moseley; John Napier;
Roy Jennings, Wally Gould, Don Shanks, Mick Robinson, Andy Ritchie;
Bobby Zamora, Kit Napier, Tony Towner, Dave Turner, Glen Wilson;
Peter Harburn, Alan Curbishley, Ken Beamish, Teddy Maybank, John Gregory;
Steve Foster, Nicky Forster, Ian Mellor, Eric Gill, Perry Digweed;
Johnny Byrne, Paul Clark, John Gregory, Colin Pates, Gary Nelson;
John Robinson, Norman Gall, Eric Young, Chris Ramsey.....
...(and nearly - the directors wouldn't buy him for a song in 1960 because he was too small and skinny)...Denis Law!

That is pretty much spot on in my opinion

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Was Chris Ramsey actually any good? Didn't look it from what little I've seen

 

[public school boy]

I'd like to add Peter Sudderby.great defender made a real difference.others of note,Malcom Poscett,John Templeman,Eddie Spearitt(210 games,22 goals),Alan Duffy,Steve Burkenshaw,JIMMY TARBUCK

 

[coventrygull]

What no Nicky Rust

 

[GT49er]

Was Chris Ramsey actually any good? Didn't look it from what little I've seen

Marginal for getting in the top fifty - I was struggling a bit by the time I got to no.46!

Forgot about Neil McNab, so you could sub him, I guess.