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1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:44 am
by longsidetrumpet
Younger readers please look away now...
Struggling to get back to sleep last night so instead of counting sheep I started counting... First Division goalies from the early 60s, when I started watching Burnley.
Goalkeepers were so synonymous with the clubs they played for, so much so that in my half-awake state I could still bring to mind quite a few
Burnley - Adam of course
Rovers - Harry Leyland
Bolton - Eddie Hopkinson
Preston - Fred Else
Spurs - Bill Brown
Man U - Harry Gregg
Man C - Bert Trautmann
Everton - Albert Dunlop
Liverpool - Tommy Lawrence
Villa - Nigel Sims
Wolves - Malcolm Finlayson
Wednesday - Ron Springett
Fulham - Tony Macedo
Funnily enough I never thought of Gordon Banks at Leicester, and no Arsenal or Chelsea keeper came to mind
Then I fell asleep
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:48 am
by Peter Loo
Some real crackers there all right.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:52 am
by Bosscat
longsidetrumpet wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:44 am
Younger readers please look away now...
Struggling to get back to sleep last night so instead of counting sheep I started counting... First Division goalies from the early 60s, when I started watching Burnley.
Goalkeepers were so synonymous with the clubs they played for, so much so that in my half-awake state I could still bring to mind quite a few
Burnley - Adam of course
Rovers - Harry Leyland
Bolton - Eddie Hopkinson
Preston - Fred Else
Spurs - Bill Brown
Man U - Harry Gregg
Man C - Bert Trautmann
Everton - Albert Dunlop
Liverpool - Tommy Lawrence
Villa - Nigel Sims
Wolves - Malcolm Finlayson
Wednesday - Ron Springett
Fulham - Tony Macedo
Funnily enough I never thought of Gordon Banks at Leicester, and no Arsenal or Chelsea keeper came to mind
Then I fell asleep
Bob Wilson @ Arsenal
Peter (the cat) Bonetti Chelsea
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:52 am
by Culmclaret
Beat me to Bonetti and Bob Wilson!
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:56 am
by HollandsPies
Leeds - David Harvey and Gary Sprake
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:58 am
by tiger76
longsidetrumpet wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:44 am
Younger readers please look away now...
Struggling to get back to sleep last night so instead of counting sheep I started counting... First Division goalies from the early 60s, when I started watching Burnley.
Goalkeepers were so synonymous with the clubs they played for, so much so that in my half-awake state I could still bring to mind quite a few
Burnley - Adam of course
Rovers - Harry Leyland
Bolton - Eddie Hopkinson
Preston - Fred Else
Spurs - Bill Brown
Man U - Harry Gregg
Man C - Bert Trautmann
Everton - Albert Dunlop
Liverpool - Tommy Lawrence
Villa - Nigel Sims
Wolves - Malcolm Finlayson
Wednesday - Ron Springett
Fulham - Tony Macedo
Funnily enough I never thought of Gordon Banks at Leicester, and no Arsenal or Chelsea keeper came to mind
Then I fell asleep
Peter Bonetti at Chelsea immediately springs to my mind, but when he started playing I wasn't certain, so I checked and amazingly he begun his Chelsea career way back in 1960, and had 2 spells at Chelsea, the 1st lasting 15 consecutive seasons, and then his 2nd for a mere 3 seasons, he even played a couple of games for Woking in 1986, when he was in his mid 40's.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:01 pm
by tim_noone
Jim Montgomery Sunderland...
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:02 pm
by tim_noone
Harry Thomson ....Burnley
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:03 pm
by Bfc
Ron Springett, Sheffield Wed.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:04 pm
by Bfc
Oops, just seen it shown.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:34 pm
by Clarets4me
Ex Burnley keeper Jim Furnell, from Clitheroe, was Arsenal's regular keeper in the mid 1960's before losing his place to Bob Wilson ... After a two year spell at Rotherham, he spent his final 6 seasons at Plymouth Argyle, and in 2007, was voted Argyle's greatest keeper ..
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:43 pm
by Clarets4me
I'm sure most will have seen it, but BBC North West were doing Vox-Pops in Liverpool asking for memories of the FA Cup 5th Round tie between Everton & Liverpool in 1967, when reporter Stuart Flinders stopped an older gent, " I played in it ! ", it was Tommy Lawrence ...
It's on " Youtube " if you're interested ...
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:51 pm
by tim_noone
Clarets4me wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:34 pm
Ex Burnley keeper Jim Furnell, from Clitheroe, was Arsenal's regular keeper in the mid 1960's before losing his place to Bob Wilson ... After a two year spell at Rotherham, he spent his final 6 seasons at Plymouth Argyle, and in 2007, was voted Argyle's greatest keeper ..
Aye remember Jim Furnell playing..
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:52 pm
by Suratclaret
Jack Kelsey, a Welsh international, played for Arsenal during the 50s and early 60s.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:19 pm
by Wile E Coyote
gordon west too at everton, although he was late 60's I think.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:20 pm
by Wile E Coyote
Ron Springett at sheff wed.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:23 pm
by Wile E Coyote
lad at stoke called john farmer, he did play a lot for them but he was overshadowed by the fact gordon banks was signed and then peter shilton.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:27 pm
by minnieclaret
Ron Springett’s brother, Peter, was keeper at QPR and in 1967 they swapped clubs. Surely a rarity for brothers.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:36 pm
by ClaretTony
Suratclaret wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:52 pm
Jack Kelsey, a Welsh international, played for Arsenal during the 50s and early 60s.
Was just going to post Kelsey. Can’t think of a goalkeeper before Bonetti at Chelsea.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:37 pm
by ClaretTony
minnieclaret wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:27 pm
Ron Springett’s brother, Peter, was keeper at QPR and in 1967 they swapped clubs. Surely a rarity for brothers.
Ron had started at QPR too. Ron was a top keeper but Peter wasn’t.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:38 pm
by ClaretTony
Peter Grummitt at Forest in the 1960s
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:41 pm
by claretfern
Alan Hodgkinson played for years at Sheff U....A few England caps...and think he became goalkeeping coach for Scotland.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:44 pm
by claretfern
By the mid-sixties, who could forget Pat Jennings. Spurs & Northern Ireland. Great 'keeper.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:09 pm
by Herts Clarets
Clarets4me wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:43 pm
I'm sure most will have seen it, but BBC North West were doing Vox-Pops in Liverpool asking for memories of the FA Cup 5th Round tie between Everton & Liverpool in 1967, when reporter Stuart Flinders stopped an older gent, " I played in it ! ", it was Tommy Lawrence ...
It's on " Youtube " if you're interested ...
That is such a superb clip and you could see the pride in his face when he answers "I played in it". How lucky was the reporter to bump into someone who played in the game. I think Tommy Lawrence is sadly no longer with us but that short interview a reminder of different times.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:40 pm
by Heaton Moor BFC
Harry Dowd....Man Citeh
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:41 pm
by FCBurnley
Clarets4me wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:34 pm
Ex Burnley keeper Jim Furnell, from Clitheroe, was Arsenal's regular keeper in the mid 1960's before losing his place to Bob Wilson ... After a two year spell at Rotherham, he spent his final 6 seasons at Plymouth Argyle, and in 2007, was voted Argyle's greatest keeper ..
Jim Furnell once gave me lift from BGS after I missed the school bus and had no cash. Would have been a fair walk from Padiham Rd to Fulledge. I was hitch hiking and couldn’t believe who stopped for me. He was going to the Turf so it was perfect. Remember it was gold colored big saloon car like a Ford Zephyr and he had loads of football club badges on his sun visor.
Now those were the days. Thanks Jim
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:47 pm
by FCBurnley
Was the Leicester keeper before Banks called Maclaren ?
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:49 pm
by FCBurnley
No mention of Colin Macdonald !!
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:50 pm
by Heaton Moor BFC
Tony Waiters - Blackpool
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:52 pm
by basil6345789
Jim Standen, Alan Kelly, Bill Brown, Alan Hodgkinson
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:54 pm
by HahaYeah
Alex Stepney of Man Utd from mid 60s.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:56 pm
by Foulthrow
Clarets4me wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:43 pm
I'm sure most will have seen it, but BBC North West were doing Vox-Pops in Liverpool asking for memories of the FA Cup 5th Round tie between Everton & Liverpool in 1967, when reporter Stuart Flinders stopped an older gent, " I played in it ! ", it was Tommy Lawrence ...
It's on " Youtube " if you're interested ...
https://youtu.be/FVYQvOt64GE
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:00 pm
by Culmclaret
Colin Boulton of Derby played in all 84 games of their 1970s championship seasons
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:01 pm
by claretblue
still my favourite clip...heartwarming!
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:05 pm
by claretblue
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:22 pm
by Tread Warily
HollandsPies wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:56 am
Leeds - David Harvey and Gary Sprake
Didn't Sprake regularly break the crossbar, by hanging out of it before the match started?
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:54 pm
by claretfern
FCBurnley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:47 pm
Was the Leicester keeper before Banks called Maclaren ?
Yeah...Dave Maclaren..later played at Wolves.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:00 pm
by Terrier
Tommy lawrence was a bit of a chunky monkey so the kops nickname for him was the flying pig.
Top class keeper!
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:19 pm
by tiger76
FCBurnley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:49 pm
No mention of Colin Macdonald !!
No his last Burnley appearance was 14 March 1959 at home to West Ham, so he never played for us in the 1960's, mainly due to the injury he sustained playing for the Football League against the League of Ireland, he suffered a broken leg in that fixture, his 2nd such injury within 3 years, and sadly he couldn't recover a 2nd time, and had to retire aged just 30.
Reading about his 1st team debut, and how he conceded 5 at Aston Villa, this once again illustrates how you can't judge a player on first impressions.
Imagine the furore if this MB had been around in those days, and yet he went on to become one of our greatest ever goalies, and he was also voted keeper of the tournament in the 1958 WC.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:29 pm
by Silkyskills1
Fred Else at Blackburn. Jim Standen at West Ham David Gaskell at Man Utd. Gordon West at Everton
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:45 pm
by Woodleyclaret
Tommy Lawrence, The Flying Pig, a Liverpool legend
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:52 pm
by ClaretTony
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:57 pm
by FCBurnley
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:30 pm
by ClaretTony
FCBurnley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:57 pm
Spelin poleece allurt
Maybe you'll behave like an adult next time
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:28 am
by FCBurnley
It’s funny how people always resort to type. Sad really
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:52 am
by GordonvaleClaret
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:36 pm
Was just going to post Kelsey. Can’t think of a goalkeeper before Bonetti at Chelsea.
Alex Stepney
Reg Matthews, I remember him from bubble gum cards.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:04 am
by The Enclosure
George Farm - Blackpool
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:18 am
by CharlieinNewMexico
Bill Glazier at Coventry.
In the late 60s and early 70s I was learning to play in goal and could have probably told you the keepers (and reserves) of pretty much all the teams in at least the top 3 Divs.
Easy because Keepers used to stay with teams forever.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:38 am
by minnieclaret
Reading this thread and remembering that in the 70s we had Shilton, Clemence, Stevenson, Parkes,etc., has made me sad. No wonder the PL is filled with foreign keepers. Our current crop are shocking by comparison.
Re: 1960s goalies
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:41 am
by CharlieinNewMexico
minnieclaret wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:38 am
Reading this thread and remembering that in the 70s we had Shilton, Clemence, Stevenson, Parkes,etc., has made me sad. No wonder the PL is filled with foreign keepers. Our current crop are shocking by comparison.
2 Phil Parkes! West Ham/ QPR and Wolves if I remember correctly.
