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Post by martinblue47 on Feb 17, 2024 16:51:48 GMT
Brian Crofts (Joe's wine bar)
85-88. 59 (3)
89-92. 114 (3)
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Post by Suomen Sininen on Feb 17, 2024 17:36:39 GMT
Dave Artell and Paul Linwood
John Kelly
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Post by southernblue on Feb 17, 2024 18:35:28 GMT
Peter Zelem.
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Post by southernblue on Feb 17, 2024 18:36:12 GMT
Dave Artell and Paul Linwood John Kelly John Kelly was class, very under-rated. Saw him some years after he left us, playing for Oldham at Bournemouth. Still had it. |
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Post by southernblue on Feb 17, 2024 18:45:08 GMT
Brian Crofts (Joe's wine bar) 85-88. 59 (3) 89-92. 114 (3) 2000. 0. (0) Brian Croft was a box of tricks. Short in stature with almost white blonde hair. He always seemed to score in the FA Cup. In the run we had in '86-'87 he scored the winner from a very tight angle in the second replay against Rotherham United (before the days replays got settled on pens) which set us up for that nice little cup run where we beat Wrexham in the snow and finally went out to Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round replay. In the 1990-1991 season he also scored two in two minutes to bring us level at home to Bournemouth when we were exiled in Macclesfield. One sailed in with the wind from almost the halfway line. Sadly Bournemouth then scored again beating us 3-2. I believe it remains the lowest ever FA Cup 3rd round attendance for any club. Just checked, only 1,833 in attendance. The pub at the corner of the ground was like the wild west before the game. |
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Post by theshed1 on Feb 17, 2024 18:56:43 GMT
Brian Crofts (Joe's wine bar) 85-88. 59 (3) 89-92. 114 (3) 2000. 0. (0) Brian Croft was a box of tricks. Short in stature with almost white blonde hair. He always seemed to score in the FA Cup. In the run we had in '86-'87 he scored the winner from a very tight angle in the second replay against Rotherham United (before the days replays got settled on pens) which set us up for that nice little cup run where we beat Wrexham in the snow and finally went out to Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round replay. In the 1990-1991 season he also scored two in two minutes to bring us level at home to Bournemouth when we were exiled in Macclesfield. One sailed in with the wind from almost the halfway line. Sadly Bournemouth then scored again beating us 3-2. I believe it remains the lowest ever FA Cup 3rd round attendance for any club. Just checked, only 1,833 in attendance. The pub at the corner of the ground was like the wild west before the game. I was at Hillsborough for the replay was absolutely appalled at Bennetts challenge on Knight which ruined his career. |
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Post by miltongraham on Feb 17, 2024 19:03:36 GMT
Brian Crofts (Joe's wine bar) 85-88. 59 (3) 89-92. 114 (3) 2000. 0. (0) Brian Croft was a box of tricks. Short in stature with almost white blonde hair. He always seemed to score in the FA Cup. In the run we had in '86-'87 he scored the winner from a very tight angle in the second replay against Rotherham United (before the days replays got settled on pens) which set us up for that nice little cup run where we beat Wrexham in the snow and finally went out to Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round replay. In the 1990-1991 season he also scored two in two minutes to bring us level at home to Bournemouth when we were exiled in Macclesfield. One sailed in with the wind from almost the halfway line. Sadly Bournemouth then scored again beating us 3-2. I believe it remains the lowest ever FA Cup 3rd round attendance for any club. Just checked, only 1,833 in attendance. The pub at the corner of the ground was like the wild west before the game. The Bramble |
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Post by welshrover on Feb 17, 2024 19:42:49 GMT
Peter Donnelly off the Lache, played one game in the season we were sponsored by Chester Engineering. Funnily enough Peter worked at Chester Engineering!
Can't remember what year it was but I think it was the season of the amazing comeback against Bolton (Phil Harrington in goal?) and then perhaps Leeds in the next round?
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Post by Blockhead on Feb 18, 2024 1:34:40 GMT
John Danby. Solid.
Some people love to hate him, despite his record breaking minutes of clean sheets.
Probably didn't get paid for playing for Chester City in our last season, and still came back 💙
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Post by Lobster on Feb 18, 2024 2:12:43 GMT
John Danby. Solid. Some people love to hate him, despite his record breaking minutes of clean sheets. Probably didn't get paid for playing for Chester City in our last season, and still came back 💙 I've never understood the stick Danby gets off some either. A good keeper in both a struggling and a winning team. |
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Post by Lobster on Feb 18, 2024 3:11:51 GMT
Brian Crofts (Joe's wine bar) 85-88. 59 (3) 89-92. 114 (3) 2000. 0. (0) Forgot about Brian Croft coming out of requirement to sign under Ian Atkins, although I think he was only really registered as an emergency player. At the same time, we also signed a player called Alejandro Di Bartolo, who think was Argentine. He never played either, the only reason I remember is he was included in the Chester squad in Championship Manager the following season and was a good player in it! |
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Post by tooth on Feb 18, 2024 7:32:24 GMT
John Danby. Solid. Some people love to hate him, despite his record breaking minutes of clean sheets. Probably didn't get paid for playing for Chester City in our last season, and still came back 💙 great goalie and a decent bloke as well |
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Post by tooth on Feb 18, 2024 7:34:20 GMT
Might be a contraversial ones but I always liked Spencer Whelan and Joe Jakub also David Pugh doesn't get a mention much on here what a team that was
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Post by welshrover on Feb 18, 2024 7:53:54 GMT
John Danby. Solid. Some people love to hate him, despite his record breaking minutes of clean sheets. Probably didn't get paid for playing for Chester City in our last season, and still came back 💙 I've never understood the stick Danby gets off some either. A good keeper in both a struggling and a winning team. Plays in goal for Flint Mountain nowadays (third tier Welsh system) alongside Lloyd Ellams and Carl Ruffer's son. |
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Post by Moltisanti on Feb 18, 2024 8:02:18 GMT
Might be a contraversial ones but I always liked Spencer Whelan and Joe Jakub also David Pugh doesn't get a mention much on here what a team that was Nothing controversial about it |
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Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Feb 18, 2024 13:03:08 GMT
Arthur Albiston never gets mentioned. Had a couple of seasons here and was really solid. Always remember his cries of "awayyyeeeee".
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Post by martinblue47 on Feb 18, 2024 14:04:58 GMT
A young kid called
Oli Mcburnie 🤔 what ever happened to him 🤣
Also lee Dixon I think his name was,
Not good enough for us 🤣
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Post by southernblue on Feb 18, 2024 15:34:34 GMT
John Danby. Solid. Some people love to hate him, despite his record breaking minutes of clean sheets. Probably didn't get paid for playing for Chester City in our last season, and still came back 💙 We had a run of really solid goalkeepers who were great servants of the club. Doubt any will be spoken of as highly as Grenville Millington who was in the sticks before my time, but Billy Stewart, John Danby and Wayne Brown were cracking keepers. Hopefully Stanway can stick around and join that highly thought of group. |
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Post by martinblue47 on Feb 18, 2024 15:59:59 GMT
Phil Harrington
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Post by welshrover on Feb 18, 2024 18:29:11 GMT
If you read the thread you will see I mentioned him upthread 🙂🙂 |
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Post by agl on Feb 18, 2024 18:37:48 GMT
anyone remember Jim Walker…a marauding full back with a sweet left foot and a tackle that could kill from five yards away?
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Post by welshrover on Feb 18, 2024 20:49:51 GMT
anyone remember Jim Walker…a marauding full back with a sweet left foot and a tackle that could kill from five yards away? Fair haired chap receding a bit? The natural replacement for Tony Loska! |
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Post by whitey on Feb 18, 2024 20:52:52 GMT
anyone remember Jim Walker…a marauding full back with a sweet left foot and a tackle that could kill from five yards away? Didn't he end up as a coach or something at Villa? |
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Post by highpeakblue on Feb 18, 2024 20:57:48 GMT
Playing when I started watching. That was a team.
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Post by welshrover on Feb 18, 2024 21:55:31 GMT
Playing when I started watching. That was a team. Yes, the Alan Oakes era. I may have known this in the past and forgotten it but Oakes was the uncle of former Chester player Chris Blackburn. |
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Post by martyntrumpcaster on Feb 18, 2024 22:42:05 GMT
John Danby. Solid. Some people love to hate him, despite his record breaking minutes of clean sheets. Probably didn't get paid for playing for Chester City in our last season, and still came back 💙 We had a run of really solid goalkeepers who were great servants of the club. Doubt any will be spoken of as highly as Grenville Millington who was in the sticks before my time, but Billy Stewart, John Danby and Wayne Brown were cracking keepers. Hopefully Stanway can stick around and join that highly thought of group. Did you leave out Dave Felgate on purpose? Great keeper and great rapport with the fans. I seem to remember him responding to fans throughout games and even occasionally miming taking off a giant top hat. It sounds bonkers now I'm typing it but I swear I wasnt dreaming. Wales number 1. |
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Post by agl on Feb 19, 2024 8:14:28 GMT
We had a run of really solid goalkeepers who were great servants of the club. Doubt any will be spoken of as highly as Grenville Millington who was in the sticks before my time, but Billy Stewart, John Danby and Wayne Brown were cracking keepers. Hopefully Stanway can stick around and join that highly thought of group. Did you leave out Dave Felgate on purpose? Great keeper and great rapport with the fans. I seem to remember him responding to fans throughout games and even occasionally miming taking off a giant top hat. It sounds bonkers now I'm typing it but I swear I wasnt dreaming. Wales number 1. Pretty sure it was Felgate who would take an imaginary dog for a walk around the penalty area when we were winning, to show how little he had to do. |
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Post by Moltisanti on Feb 19, 2024 8:28:08 GMT
We had a run of really solid goalkeepers who were great servants of the club. Doubt any will be spoken of as highly as Grenville Millington who was in the sticks before my time, but Billy Stewart, John Danby and Wayne Brown were cracking keepers. Hopefully Stanway can stick around and join that highly thought of group. Did you leave out Dave Felgate on purpose? Great keeper and great rapport with the fans. I seem to remember him responding to fans throughout games and even occasionally miming taking off a giant top hat. It sounds bonkers now I'm typing it but I swear I wasnt dreaming. Wales number 1. Great keeper |
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Post by Royal Blue on Feb 19, 2024 8:49:47 GMT
Did you leave out Dave Felgate on purpose? Great keeper and great rapport with the fans. I seem to remember him responding to fans throughout games and even occasionally miming taking off a giant top hat. It sounds bonkers now I'm typing it but I swear I wasnt dreaming. Wales number 1. Pretty sure it was Felgate who would take an imaginary dog for a walk around the penalty area when we were winning, to show how little he had to do. Yes he would pen sheep during quiet spells in the game. Great character and great keeper. He was outstanding on St Milner's Day (9 men and you can't beat us). |
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Post by welshrover on Feb 19, 2024 8:49:57 GMT
Last one from me and he only played a handful of games but he, imho, contributed greatly in our very very nearly Great Escape season under Ian Atkins.
Carl Heggs.
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