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Name the players

Post by claretburns » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:57 pm

Can you name the players and horse in the photograph?
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Re: Name the players

Post by TheFamilyCat » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:59 pm

claretburns wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:57 pm
Can you name the players and horse in the photograph?
The carthorse is Chris Iwelumo

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Re: Name the players

Post by Chuckypad » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:59 pm

Owen Coyle in the middle

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Re: Name the players

Post by Bfc » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:02 pm

Aren’t they the Captains of the 4 North West teams, that won each of the Divisions, inc Dobson and Smith

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Re: Name the players

Post by TVC15 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:03 pm

The one next to Dobbo looks like Billy McNeil - Man City ?

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Re: Name the players

Post by JohnMac » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:08 pm

Tommy Smith and Martin Dobson on the right

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Re: Name the players

Post by Spijed » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:08 pm

TVC15 wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:03 pm
The one next to Dobbo looks like Billy McNeil - Man City ?
Looks a bit like Frank Worthington.

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Re: Name the players

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:09 pm

Casper

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Re: Name the players

Post by JohnMac » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:11 pm

Pat Crerand and Tony Book

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Re: Name the players

Post by claretburns » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:13 pm

Martin Dobson - Burnley
Tommy Smith - Liverpool

Both correct. Still the other 2 players and the horse as unfortunately Owen Coyle is incorrect :lol:

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Re: Name the players

Post by JohnMac » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:16 pm

Rag Trade for the Horse?

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Re: Name the players

Post by claretburns » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:19 pm

JohnMac wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:16 pm
Rag Trade for the Horse?
Incorrect JohnMac

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Re: Name the players

Post by JohnMac » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:19 pm

What about Crerand and Book?

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Re: Name the players

Post by Chesterthedog » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:20 pm

Looks a bit like Ian Callaghan, Smith’s team mate? Left foreground.

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Re: Name the players

Post by claretburns » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:25 pm

Crerand, Book, Callaghan all incorrect.

A clue, Bfc is on to it earlier, the 4 players are captains of the 4 North West teams who won the leagues the season the photo was taken.

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Re: Name the players

Post by todclaret » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:29 pm

Warwick Rimmer and John McPhee?
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Re: Name the players

Post by TheFamilyCat » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:29 pm

I'm guessing the horse won the grand national that year (NW connection). No idea with horse racing so could only guess the obvious, Red Rum.

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Re: Name the players

Post by claretburns » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:32 pm

John McPhee - Bolton Wanderers
Red Rum - Stables based in Southport

Both correct. Final player to get now but it is very tricky I think.

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Re: Name the players

Post by claretburns » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:33 pm

claretburns wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:32 pm
John McPhee - Southport
Red Rum - Stables based in Southport

Both correct. Final player to get now.
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Re: Name the players

Post by todclaret » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:33 pm

Warwick Rimmer

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Re: Name the players

Post by claretburns » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:34 pm

I messed up with the players and clubs.

John McPhee - Southport
Warwick Rimmer - Bolton Wanderers
Martin Dobson - Burnley
Tommy Smith - Liverpool
Red Rum - The horse

All answers correct.

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Re: Name the players

Post by JohnMac » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:35 pm

I know the Year and the teams but ...

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Re: Name the players

Post by holdyourfire » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:37 pm

freddy smith and walter joyce?

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Re: Name the players

Post by JohnMac » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:52 pm

Without googling I always thought Red Rum had a white flash but have now remembered it was a nose band :roll:

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Re: Name the players

Post by ecc » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:35 pm

That was the closest Smith ever got to Dobbo.

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Re: Name the players

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:58 pm

We played in Warwick Rimmer's testimonial at the end of that season, the night after the John Angus testimonial and the two teams ran round the pitch perimeter with their respective trophies. I seem to recall Bolton having a then young but still big, fat centre half in their team. Now I wonder who that could have been.

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