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Action Replay Hornchurch 01 Nov 16 10.18am | |
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In next week's South London Press, our Action Replay column will focus on past Scottish players who made their mark in the region. So who are your favourite Scots (not necessarily the best) who have worn the Palace shirt, and why?
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Nov 16 10.31am | |
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Jim Cannon wasn't bad for our club !
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chris123 hove actually 01 Nov 16 1.25pm | |
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Someone help me out with a Palace Scottish right back please.
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Nov 16 2.05pm | |
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Originally posted by chris123
Someone help me out with a Palace Scottish right back please. None springs to mind at the present time but I recall left-backs Tony Taylor and John Loughlan. Edited by Willo (01 Nov 2016 2.05pm)
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PalacePhotoMan Wallington 01 Nov 16 2.11pm | |
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Peter Simpson.
Zaha, Williams, Murray, Ambrose, Scannell. A 5-man forward line who scored 3 goals in 10 minutes on 27th September 2011 at ....................... |
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Nov 16 2.14pm | |
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Originally posted by PalacePhotoMan
Peter Simpson. Record goalscorer !
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lyeemoon Girne 01 Nov 16 2.39pm | |
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There will only be a handful of people alive who saw Peter Simpson play. However his 165 goals in 195 games between 1929-1935 was remarkable even for those free scoring days. Simpson was born in Leith in 1904 and must rank up there as a contender for Palace's greatest ever player alongside Johnny Byrne and Ian Wright (who, according to Jake Humphrey BT Sport, is Palace's "player of the century." What does he know?). Sadly Simpson's story had a bad ending as those who knew him when he was running a newsagents shop on Spurgeon's Bridge Croydon said that he'd become embittered towards the club prior to his demise in 1974 A mention must also go to Kilmarnock born stalwart ex Chelsea inside forward turned defender Johnny McNichol who played 205 games for Palace between 1957 and 1963 and captained the side at the beginning of their rise from the depths of the 4th Division Other later Scots were the inimitable "craggy" John McCormick and of course another stalwart Palace rock and captain Jim Cannon. Other favourites were probably John Yogi Hughes mainly for one sensational goal, Roger Hynd for being a hard man, albeit pedestrian, Alan Irvine for being a steady full back and Stuart Imlach for sheer entertainment value playing to the crowd. Gerry Queen also served up a decent number of goals during his tenure. My favourite though, apart from the two Mcs, would be Tommy White, brother of John the great Spurs and Scotland inside forward who died aged 27 from a lightning strike. Tommy burst on the scene at the beginning of the 1966 season partnering the prolific Bobby Woodruff. Tom, appropriately born in Musselburgh, was not in the least bit subtle like his more accomplished brother. He was a bustling centre forward, bought from Aberdeen, who the crowd immediately took to due to his swashbuckling no nonsense style In the first game of the season White and his partner scored two apiece in a 4-2 home victory against Carlisle. Palace lost only one of their first seven games with Woodruff scoring 6 goals thanks to White's penetrating style. The Palace faithful were looking forward to great things as White was still in late 20s prime. Unfortunately it was not to be as Tommy had injury problems and was in and out of the team for two seasons before being transferred to Blackpool having scored 14 goals in 38 games. He will always be remembered not just for his physical approach to the game but also his good humour and banter with the crowd.
lo Selhurst silva felix, lo Selhurst cara nutrix, viget, vigeat, vigebit! Best team:- Jackson; Gilbert, Evans, Cannon, Sansom; Hughes, Kember, McNichol; Byrne, Holton, Wright. |
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lyeemoon Girne 01 Nov 16 3.05pm | |
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John Fox Watson born in Hamilton is probably one of the most interesting. Bought from Real Madrid in 1949 and transferred to Canterbury City in 1951. A centre half who scored one goal in 63 appearances for Palace.
lo Selhurst silva felix, lo Selhurst cara nutrix, viget, vigeat, vigebit! Best team:- Jackson; Gilbert, Evans, Cannon, Sansom; Hughes, Kember, McNichol; Byrne, Holton, Wright. |
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Action Replay Hornchurch 01 Nov 16 3.10pm | |
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Originally posted by lyeemoon
There will only be a handful of people alive who saw Peter Simpson play. However his 165 goals in 195 games between 1929-1935 was remarkable even for those free scoring days. Simpson was born in Leith in 1904 and must rank up there as a contender for Palace's greatest ever player alongside Johnny Byrne and Ian Wright (who, according to Jake Humphrey BT Sport, is Palace's "player of the century." What does he know?). Sadly Simpson's story had a bad ending as those who knew him when he was running a newsagents shop on Spurgeon's Bridge Croydon said that he'd become embittered towards the club prior to his demise in 1974 A mention must also go to Kilmarnock born stalwart ex Chelsea inside forward turned defender Johnny McNichol who played 205 games for Palace between 1957 and 1963 and captained the side at the beginning of their rise from the depths of the 4th Division Other later Scots were the inimitable "craggy" John McCormick and of course another stalwart Palace rock and captain Jim Cannon. Other favourites were probably John Yogi Hughes mainly for one sensational goal, Roger Hynd for being a hard man, albeit pedestrian, Alan Irvine for being a steady full back and Stuart Imlach for sheer entertainment value playing to the crowd. Gerry Queen also served up a decent number of goals during his tenure. My favourite though, apart from the two Mcs, would be Tommy White, brother of John the great Spurs and Scotland inside forward who died aged 27 from a lightning strike. Tommy burst on the scene at the beginning of the 1966 season partnering the prolific Bobby Woodruff. Tom, appropriately born in Musselburgh, was not in the least bit subtle like his more accomplished brother. He was a bustling centre forward, bought from Aberdeen, who the crowd immediately took to due to his swashbuckling no nonsense style In the first game of the season White and his partner scored two apiece in a 4-2 home victory against Carlisle. Palace lost only one of their first seven games with Woodruff scoring 6 goals thanks to White's penetrating style. The Palace faithful were looking forward to great things as White was still in late 20s prime. Unfortunately it was not to be as Tommy had injury problems and was in and out of the team for two seasons before being transferred to Blackpool having scored 14 goals in 38 games. He will always be remembered not just for his physical approach to the game but also his good humour and banter with the crowd. Great response, many thanks. What a scoring record Peter Simpson had.
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JRW2 Dulwich 01 Nov 16 3.11pm | |
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Originally posted by lyeemoon
There will only be a handful of people alive who saw Peter Simpson play. However his 165 goals in 195 games between 1929-1935 was remarkable even for those free scoring days. Simpson was born in Leith in 1904 and must rank up there as a contender for Palace's greatest ever player alongside Johnny Byrne and Ian Wright (who, according to Jake Humphrey BT Sport, is Palace's "player of the century." What does he know?). Sadly Simpson's story had a bad ending as those who knew him when he was running a newsagents shop on Spurgeon's Bridge Croydon said that he'd become embittered towards the club prior to his demise in 1974 A mention must also go to Kilmarnock born stalwart ex Chelsea inside forward turned defender Johnny McNichol who played 205 games for Palace between 1957 and 1963 and captained the side at the beginning of their rise from the depths of the 4th Division Other later Scots were the inimitable "craggy" John McCormick and of course another stalwart Palace rock and captain Jim Cannon. Other favourites were probably John Yogi Hughes mainly for one sensational goal, Roger Hynd for being a hard man, albeit pedestrian, Alan Irvine for being a steady full back and Stuart Imlach for sheer entertainment value playing to the crowd. Gerry Queen also served up a decent number of goals during his tenure. My favourite though, apart from the two Mcs, would be Tommy White, brother of John the great Spurs and Scotland inside forward who died aged 27 from a lightning strike. Tommy burst on the scene at the beginning of the 1966 season partnering the prolific Bobby Woodruff. Tom, appropriately born in Musselburgh, was not in the least bit subtle like his more accomplished brother. He was a bustling centre forward, bought from Aberdeen, who the crowd immediately took to due to his swashbuckling no nonsense style In the first game of the season White and his partner scored two apiece in a 4-2 home victory against Carlisle. Palace lost only one of their first seven games with Woodruff scoring 6 goals thanks to White's penetrating style. The Palace faithful were looking forward to great things as White was still in late 20s prime. Unfortunately it was not to be as Tommy had injury problems and was in and out of the team for two seasons before being transferred to Blackpool having scored 14 goals in 38 games. He will always be remembered not just for his physical approach to the game but also his good humour and banter with the crowd. I seem to remember that Woodruff's long throw and White's skill and determination in the air brought a good few goals.
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Action Replay Hornchurch 01 Nov 16 3.11pm | |
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Originally posted by lyeemoon
John Fox Watson born in Hamilton is probably one of the most interesting. Bought from Real Madrid in 1949 and transferred to Canterbury City in 1951. A centre half who scored one goal in 63 appearances for Palace. Real Madrid-Palace-Canterbury City . . . that's an amazing journey!
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Nov 16 3.17pm | |
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Originally posted by JRW2
I seem to remember that Woodruff's long throw and White's skill and determination in the air brought a good few goals. I recall the cries of "Bobby, Bobby..." whenever there was a throw-in to us not far from the penalty area.
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