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Players who've graced the Valley turf.

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  • Billy Bremner
  • 1961/62 season was when Liverpool were promoted.
    Ah. Thank you!! I think I’ve got the Liverpool team right, although I think Lawrence may have come later and Slater may have been in goal. I remember my Dad saying that you won’t see a better Division 2 team in your life. He was probably right. 
    Or Leeds: Bremner, Giles, Hunter, Sprake ...  after the match I made it onto the Leeds coach for autographs. I asked Paul Reeny and he said "Na' and looked a way
    Gary Sprake (sitting next to him) said "Go on sign it ..." and Reeny did. That made a big impression on me as a 10 year old.
  • Oliver Bierhoff. Sure I saw him played at the Valley in the Anglo Italian jumpers for goalposts cup.
  • Derek1952 said:
    Did Bert Trautmann ever play at the Valley?
    Yes. I got his autograph. 
  • Before they were famous 
    1. Frank Worthington for Huddersfield 
    2. Peter Shilton for Leicester 
    3. Gary Lineker for Leicester 
  • 1961/62 season was when Liverpool were promoted.
    Ah. Thank you!! I think I’ve got the Liverpool team right, although I think Lawrence may have come later and Slater may have been in goal. I remember my Dad saying that you won’t see a better Division 2 team in your life. He was probably right. 
    Or Leeds: Bremner, Giles, Hunter, Sprake ...  after the match I made it onto the Leeds coach for autographs. I asked Paul Reeny and he said "Na' and looked a way
    Gary Sprake (sitting next to him) said "Go on sign it ..." and Reeny did. That made a big impression on me as a 10 year old.
    Surprised Sprake did not drop the pen.
  • Glenn Hoddle
  • Brownie12
    Brownie12 Posts: 1,528
    Roger Hunt, a World Cup winner
    Details, please?
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Hunt
  • Saw Trautman at the Valley + other great keepers of the time - Bert Williams Wolves , George Farm Blackpool , Jack Kelsey Gunners , Ted Ditchburn Spurs
    Bartram was always the best tho
  • BFG94
    BFG94 Posts: 457
    Tony Christie on the pitch singing Show Me The Way To Amarillo’ before an FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough in 2006.
    Why? I haven’t the foggiest

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  • Gazza.
  • DOUCHER said:
    I’ve played on it twice - I did disgrace it in 92 but certainly didn’t in 2018 
    Fixed it for you.
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,705
    At the valley (I started going during the the Selhurst years) definitely Henry and then a close 2nd Giggs... unbelievable players. At Selhurst John Barnes and Gazza...I'm sure I've mentioned on other threads before but those two were just different level and blew me away.
  • Trying to think of decent opposition we played in friendlies at The Valley

    We played a very good Arsenal in 1993 for example, but they weren't at the world class level of some of the later players.
  • 1961/62 season was when Liverpool were promoted.
    Ah. Thank you!! I think I’ve got the Liverpool team right, although I think Lawrence may have come later and Slater may have been in goal. I remember my Dad saying that you won’t see a better Division 2 team in your life. He was probably right. 
    Or Leeds: Bremner, Giles, Hunter, Sprake ...  after the match I made it onto the Leeds coach for autographs. I asked Paul Reeny and he said "Na' and looked a way
    Gary Sprake (sitting next to him) said "Go on sign it ..." and Reeny did. That made a big impression on me as a 10 year old.
    Surprised Sprake did not drop the pen.
    lol. Only after they got in the first division.
  • Trying to think of decent opposition we played in friendlies at The Valley

    We played a very good Arsenal in 1993 for example, but they weren't at the world class level of some of the later players.
    Liverpool before the start of the 85/86 season, the first game at which the East Terrace was closed.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,908
    DOUCHER said:
    I’ve played on it twice - I did disgrace it in 92 but certainly didn’t in 2018 
    Fixed it for you.
    hilarious - did you think of that all by yourself? 
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,266
    George Best 
    Played for us in a testimonial against the arse 1st team, was getting on a bit by then but was head & shoulders above anyone on the pitch. 
  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,562
    To think that Charlton were close to signing Stanley Matthews but the board at the time pulled the plug because he was 'too old'. He famously went on to play at the highest level for another 10 years!
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,842
    Trying to think of decent opposition we played in friendlies at The Valley

    We played a very good Arsenal in 1993 for example, but they weren't at the world class level of some of the later players.
    True, but it was like a proper game, Darren Pitcher (RIP) clobbered Ian Wright a couple of times but he got up and continued getting stuck in. Probably one of the best friendlies, I'd also  include Brownies testimonial v Vicenza, although that moved on from "friendly" by, well, the kick off.

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  • Peter Osgood, Barry Bridges, Bobby Tambling in Chelsea’s team. Not forgetting Marvin Hinton.
  • Peter Osgood, Barry Bridges, Bobby Tambling in Chelsea’s team. Not forgetting Marvin Hinton.

    And Chopper Harris. 
  • Geoff Hurst played for West Ham in a friendly at the Valley - his only ever appearance here. Swore like a trooper and quite shocked my Mum! It was Friday 21 January 1971. Team also featured Trevor Brooking, Billy Bonds, Frank Lampard and Harry Redknapp. Bobby Moore was a substitute, making, I think, his first appearance after being banned by the club for (allegedly) partying.
  • DOUCHER said:
    DOUCHER said:
    I’ve played on it twice - I did disgrace it in 92 but certainly didn’t in 2018 
    Fixed it for you.
    hilarious - did you think of that all by yourself? 
    No, I got a lot of help from CL.
  • Dennis Bergkamp, the best outfield player I have seen live. 
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,842
    Dennis Bergkamp, the best outfield player I have seen live. 
    Until he ran into Eddie Youds.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,908
    DOUCHER said:
    DOUCHER said:
    I’ve played on it twice - I did disgrace it in 92 but certainly didn’t in 2018 
    Fixed it for you.
    hilarious - did you think of that all by yourself? 
    No, I got a lot of help from CL.
    Carl Leaburn didn’t play in that game though - wasn’t picked  🤷‍♂️
  • Dennis Bergkamp, the best outfield player I have seen live. 
    Until he ran into Eddie Youds.
    He's a big unit is Eddie, a good lad btw.
  • I remember Trevor Francis playing in Bob Bolder's testimonial match
    Also in his debut season in Birmingham team
  • Dennis Bergkamp, the best outfield player I have seen live. 
    Until he ran into Eddie Youds.
    Which thread is this? Hardman or Graced the turf? Adjudication please or VAR or something