Sunday league used to play against Paul Hinshelwood, he was an apprentice with Palace at the time and probably was not meant to be playing. He didn’t seem anything special but was a lot stronger and fitter than us.
Sorry not up to your standards K

I played in a Sunday league team in the mid-sixties (in the Shirley & District under-15s league). We were total crap but Steve Kember at that time played for Laurels. They beat us 15-2!

Edited by manoftaste (25 Oct 2020 7.56am)

David Price was indeed a minicab driver and I believe that the company was based in Purley.
He played for Arsenal in 3 consecutive FA Cup Finals (1978,79,80) and when he retired played for Arsenal Vets.

Edited by Willo (25 Oct 2020 8.58am)

Unfortunately Peter Nicholas went the other way. I know who got the better part of the deal

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

Great thread.

When I played for Mitchley Avenue in the mid-to late 70s we had Len Prince turn out for us a couple of times. He made a handfull of appearances for Palace at left back I believe. We also played against Mel Blyth who played for Scarletts at the time.

I've played with Teddy Maybank when I was with Shoreham in the Sussex County League, as well as Johnny Byrne (not our famous one but the Republic of Ireland/Sunderland/QPR one) who I'm still friends with today.

I actually played against Bobby Stokes at that time, who scored the winner for Southampton v Man Utd in the FA Cup Final. He was playing for Chichester City and looked like he'd hidden the football up the front of his shirt and smoked a ciggy at half time in the centre circle. Sadly he died young, but I remember thinking at the time "Wow, you actually scored the winner in a Cup Final. No one can ever take that away from you."

I also played on a Sunday with Jimmy Mann, one of the famed Ashton Gate 8 who are remembered at Bristol City to this day. Or I thought I did. It turned out he was called Jimmy Mann but wasn't THE Jimmy Mann, although he pretended to be. That was a long and complicated story.

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

The closest I ever got was playing against Simon Osbournes Dad with Simon on the touchline and as an used sub in a game which boasted Jim Cannon in the opposition line up. Jim Cannon was head and shoulders above any body on the pitch a real joy to watch up close. Both games at the old Croydon Mo ground top of the Purley way

Edited by Apollofuzz (25 Oct 2020 11.49am)

I ride a GS scooter with my hair cut neat
I wear my war time coat in the wind and sleet.