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The names the same

bonsonshead

bonsonshead

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When i have a few minutes to spare! i try to think of players from the past with the same name as the present squad.
Vickers can't think of any.
Smith quite a few obviously Dave, Paul,x2
Eardley can't think of any
Connolly can think of at least one
Bolger can't think of any
Bostwick can't think of any
Shackell can't think of any
Melbourne can't think of any
Toffolo can't think any
Morrell can't think of any
Payne can't think of any
Frecklington can't think of any
Pett can't think of any
O'Connor can't think of any
Chapman at least one Roy
Bradley at least one Brendon
Anderson at least one John?
Andrade definitely not
Akinde definitely not
Walker at least one
Adebayo- Smith definitely not
Grant can't think of any
Hesketh can't think of any

unless you can think of any!
 
There was actually a Frank PAYNE, a goalie in 1949-50, who moved to Kippax Legionaires.

Earlier still was a Hedley VICKERS who played as an amateur in the late 1890s, a local lad who became a doctor.
 
Phil O'Connor - a right winger who had a brief spell with the club in (without checking) either the 1973/74 or 1974/75 season.

Geoff Anderson was another right winger who played in the 1966/67 season.

Alan Walker, 1980s centre half and Justin Walker (early 2000s) makes two of them.

I think Darren Chapman (Ellis's dad) made a brief appearance in the first team.
 
Surely you remember the two Chapman brothers Charles and Frank who played for us in our first FA Cup campaign vs Grimsby on Jan 3rd 1885? Two Cambridge University educated schoolmasters we 'borrowed' from Horncastle just for this match. Charles played Rugby Union for England whilst Frank fathered A.P.F. Chapman , a future England cricket captain.

At least three more Andersons have played for us :
Geoff 1966 (45 games)
Robert 1930/31 (28 games)
Nicky 1989 (1 game)

Don't ask me how I remember this stuff!



P.s. credit Nannestads Official History 1997
 
SIMJON said:
We had a Gareth Grant on loan at one point i think?
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On loan from Bradford in February 2001, made 4 appearances (1 goal in a 4-1 win over Chesterfield in the Leyland Daf Johnstones Paint Sherpa Van Trophy). We lost the three league games he appeared in.

We also had goalkeeper Aidan Grant, who kept the bench beautifully warm for two years in the Conference.
 
GertLushImp said:
Surely you remember the two Chapman brothers Charles and Frank who played for us in our first FA Cup campaign vs Grimsby on Jan 3rd 1885? Two Cambridge University educated schoolmasters we 'borrowed' from Horncastle just for this match. Charles played Rugby Union for England whilst Frank fathered A.P.F. Chapman , a future England cricket captain.

At least three more Andersons have played for us :
Geoff 1966 (45 games)
Robert 1930/31 (28 games)
Nicky 1989 (1 game)

Don't ask me how I remember this stuff!



P.s. credit Nannestads Official History 1997
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And we were managed by one
 
bonsonshead said:
When i have a few minutes to spare! i try to think of players from the past with the same name as the present squad.
Vickers can't think of any.
Smith quite a few obviously Dave, Paul,x2
Eardley can't think of any
Connolly can think of at least one
Bolger can't think of any
Bostwick can't think of any
Shackell can't think of any
Melbourne can't think of any
Toffolo can't think any
Morrell can't think of any
Payne can't think of any
Frecklington can't think of any
Pett can't think of any
O'Connor can't think of any
Chapman at least one Roy
Bradley at least one Brendon
Anderson at least one John?
Andrade definitely not
Akinde definitely not
Walker at least one
Adebayo- Smith definitely not
Grant can't think of any
Hesketh can't think of any

unless you can think of any!
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I even forgot Coker and we had another one Ade.
 
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