Smallest player to play for burnley

steve1264b · Post by **steve1264b** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:42 am

Wasting the hours argueing. Anyone know it it was? My mate says it was a winger on loan but cant pick him out despite going through the a to z of players.

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:43 am

Nathan Dyer?

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:43 am

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:44 am

Must be Inchy only 2.56 cm at most.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:44 am

Brian Flynn.

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:45 am

Just looking and Aaron Lennon is also 5ft5 on Wikipedia

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:46 am

You must have a massive computer screen, Cleveleys.

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:46 am

Adrain heath 5ft6

Brian Flynn 5ft3and a half

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:46 am

According to Wiki, Brian Flynn at 5' 3.5" is 1.5" smaller than both Dyer and Junior Bent.

Any smaller than Brian?

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RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:47 am

Glen Little

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:49 am

Johnny Price in the 60's was 5ft2

J_Grimshaw · Post by **J_Grimshaw** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:50 am

I remember seeing Brian Flynn (1.61m) outjump Micky Droy (1.93m) for a ball in the 3 all draw at Stamford bridge in August 1994 (3-0 down at half time)

clarets1978 · Post by **clarets1978** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:51 am

I'll throw Junior Bent in. From memory I don't think he was that tall

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:56 am

Inchy was good at footy.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:58 am

I thought Ashley Hoskins was a bit vertically challenged, but that could be my memory.

alpo · Post by **alpo** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:15 pm

John price and Trevor meredith were on the small side.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:20 pm

RammyClaret61 wrote:Glen Little

Beat me to it.

Down_Rover · Post by **Down_Rover** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:22 pm

Gueraro or whatever his name was?

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:23 pm

Loan player could have Brenna Fernando Guerrero

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:23 pm

steve1264b wrote:My mate says it was a winger on loan but cant pick him out despite going through the a to z of players.

he might be referring to Fernando Alexander GUERRERO Vásquez

signed on loan by Coyle summer 2009 - he was 5'-7" though (but fast!)

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:25 pm

Stuart Robertson? Always looked like the ball was too big and heavy for him to kick.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:28 pm

Tom Cowan?
Joe Jakub?
Chris Vinnicombe?
Mark Ford?

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:38 pm

Pretty sure it would be Johnny Price or Flynny.

Bfc · Post by **Bfc** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:43 pm

Our tallest must be Joe Hart, he's Head and Shoulders above the anyone else.

burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:46 pm

Bfc wrote:Our tallest must be Joe Hart, he's Head and Shoulders above the anyone else.

Well -played sir.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:47 pm

I can recall Peter Leebrook being a short ass!!!!

Junior Bent on loan was also knee high to a grasshopper.

Longsidejono · Post by **Longsidejono** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:47 pm

Papadopulos

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:51 pm

claretblue wrote:he might be referring to Fernando Alexander GUERRERO Vásquez

signed on loan by Coyle summer 2009 - he was 5'-7" though (but fast!)

Yes, that fast went straight out the door!

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:54 pm

Phil Cavanagh ?

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:57 pm

Micky Finn certainly smallest keeper , near smaller than Pickford

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:01 pm

It’s not me, Flynn was smaller

steve1264b · Post by **steve1264b** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:02 pm

The name has come to him. Paul McVeight!

I know, sorry to have wasted your time!

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:02 pm

I'd say Johnny Price

Zesty · Post by **Zesty** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:03 pm

Guerrero must have been small

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:10 pm

joey13 wrote:Micky Finn certainly smallest keeper , near smaller than Pickford

Micky Finn was 5’8”. Small for a keeper.

Heaton's Gloves · Post by **Heaton's Gloves** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:17 pm

Brian Flynn.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:36 pm

J_Grimshaw wrote:I remember seeing Brian Flynn (1.61m) outjump Micky Droy (1.93m) for a ball in the 3 all draw at Stamford bridge in August 1994 (3-0 down at half time)

I was there!!! Thought it was way before then though. Might be a different comeback from 3 down at Stamford Bridge.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:37 pm

Glen Little

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:46 pm

Duffer_ wrote:According to Wiki, Brian Flynn at 5' 3.5" is 1.5" smaller than both Dyer and Junior Bent.

Any smaller than Brian?

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Brian only got to 5' 3" and a bit because he stood on his tiptoes for team photo once!

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:55 pm

Billy Ingham wasn't overly tall and I remember him driving for Burnley and Pendle, he was only of small stature behind a wheel.

Millertime v1.7 · Post by **Millertime v1.7** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:22 pm

Smallest dons player was a guy was a lad called Willo Flood, low centre of gravity, superb when the ball was on the ground. Not much taller than Verne Troyer but still a giant to a man like tup.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:26 pm

We signed a player I think he was a winger called Chippendale in the dark days. I remember he was small,small and crap.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:30 pm

Brian Pilkington?

k90bfc · Post by **k90bfc** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:43 pm

Brian Oneil?

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:45 pm

We had a Chinese player in the 1920s who was 4ft14 and is the only player we've had under 5 foot

africlaret · Post by **africlaret** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:59 pm

So he must have been at least 74 inches tall!

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:03 pm

It has to be Flynny. John Price did look very small, and his brother, Alf Price was much smaller.

ALP · Post by **ALP** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:57 pm

I can't seem to find the height of one of my favourite players back in the day, but Billy Ingham the Ginger Pele sprang to my mind. He was a top lad and a great little player who really got stuck in, he was also a great bus driver and always happy to chat.

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:01 pm

Robbie Painter ?

J_Grimshaw · Post by **J_Grimshaw** » Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:31 am

J_Grimshaw wrote:I remember seeing Brian Flynn (1.61m) outjump Micky Droy (1.93m) for a ball in the 3 all draw at Stamford bridge in August 1994 (3-0 down at half time)

When I say 1994 I mean 1974. Time of three day week and day time kick off to save the floodlights having to be switched on