Top footballers who played a league match at Roots Hall.

[Kevin Hogg]

Pat Rice was a right back.

 

[class]

Kevin Phillips?

 

[Uncle Leo]

This is some team...

GK - Gordon Banks
RB - Pat Rice
DF - Steve Bruce
DF - Stuart Pearce
LB - Gareth Bale
RW - Chris Waddle
CM - Nobby Stiles
CM - Bobby Charlton
LW - George Best
FW - Peter Beardsley
FW - Kevin Keegan

Also, we've had confirmation via Peter Miles on Twitter that Ian Botham played at Roots Hall for Scunthorpe.

 

[sadsy]

I'm sure Glenn Hoddle played against us for Swindon as a sweeper , so surely he can go in ?

 

[C C Csiders]

This is some team...

GK - Gordon Banks
RB - Pat Rice
DF - Steve Bruce
DF - Stuart Pearce
LB - Gareth Bale
RW - Chris Waddle
CM - Nobby Stiles
CM - Bobby Charlton
LW - George Best
FW - Peter Beardsley
FW - Kevin Keegan

Also, we've had confirmation via Peter Miles on Twitter that Ian Botham played at Roots Hall for Scunthorpe.

Could probably get a decent cricket XI from players who have played against us as I am pretty sure that former first-class cricketers Ted Hemsley and Jim Cumbes would have played against us during their winter employment. Andy Goram too maybe??

Edit: not forgetting Arnie Sidebottom and Chris Marples too.

 

[DistantBlue]

Lou Macari - when with Swindon and the magnificent left foot of
Frank Worthington - with Tranmere both played at RH in the late 80s

 

[Seasick Steve]

If I recall correctly Hoddle was due to play for Swindon, was named in the starting line up but injured himself in the warm up & didn't make it to the pitch.

 

[jaffa1]

The one and only Stanley Bowles, plus Mick Channon, Gerry Francis.....and who can forget Bolton's marauding right-back Phil Brown.

 

[leeblue]

I am not suggesting a replacement for Pearce but I simply have to mention Chrissy Powell

 

[Blueronron]

Could probably get a decent cricket XI from players who have played against us as I am pretty sure that former first-class cricketers Ted Hemsley and Jim Cumbes would have played against us during their winter employment. Andy Goram too maybe??

Edit: not forgetting Arnie Sidebottom and Chris Marples too.

Chris Balderstone England Test player and Carlisle over at the Hall

 

[Col.U. Mad]

Did Terry Mancini play for Aldershot in Southend's 5-0 win on New Years Day 1977?

 

[LCBB72]

The King Billy Best

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

They are both going in. Upson is a bit of a donkey but he has won over 20 England caps. Bruce somehow never did, but I think his career went quite well! plus he may well have played against us for Gillingham as a youngster.

GK - David James
RB - Matthew Upson
DF - Steve Bruce
DF - Stuart Pearce
LB - Gareth Bale
RW - Darren Anderton
CM - Nobby Stiles
CM - Bobby Charlton
LW - George Best
FW - Peter Beardsley
FW - Kevin Keegan

I can certainly remember seeing him play for the Gills. against us on a couple of occasions before he moved to Norwich.

 

[Firestorm]

I have a program for the home game against Scunthorpe
No mention of Kevin Keegan but their no 7 is a bloke called Geegan , I wonder what happened to him
Phil Neal Northampton

 

[Portuguese Shrimper]

Does reserve league count??? If so Rodney Marsh made his comeback after injury for QPR reserves in front of a very large crowd. Think it was 16,000 but could be memory playing tricks!!! He scored the only goal of the game about the only time in the match he showed any interest!!!

 

[TTS]

Didnt Peter Shilton play in our 2-1 win against Plymouth back in 91 ?

Cant recall, but he defo played for Derby, with Big Roy scoring against him.

 

[Razam]

Edgar Davids for Barnet?
also , did we even play Preston NE when beckham was there on loan?

 

[TTS]

This is some team...

GK - Gordon Banks
RB - Pat Rice
DF - Steve Bruce
DF - Stuart Pearce
LB - Gareth Bale
RW - Chris Waddle
CM - Nobby Stiles
CM - Bobby Charlton
LW - George Best
FW - Ian Rush
FW - Kevin Keegan

Also, we've had confirmation via Peter Miles on Twitter that Ian Botham played at Roots Hall for Scunthorpe.

Surely, if page 1 of the thread was correct, Rushy should replace Beardsley, great player, but Rushys scoring record beats him hands down for me

 

[Beefy]

If I recall correctly Hoddle was due to play for Swindon, was named in the starting line up but injured himself in the warm up & didn't make it to the pitch.

Unlike Steve McMahon who did play against us as Swindon player-boss a couple of years later before getting himself sent off.

 

[Beefy]

Surely, if page 1 of the thread was correct, Rushy should replace Beardsley, great player, but Rushys scoring record beats him hands down for me

How many World Cup semi finals did Ian Rush play in?