Top footballers who played a league match at Roots Hall.

[Beefy]

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

Nope. Beckham was at Preston for a month but they were a division below us at the time.

 

[Davros]

Did Joe Hart ever play against us while at Shrewsbury? Surely we've entertained a better keeper than David James!

I would also put Edgar Davids in the team, quality player

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Rob Jones (Liverpool and England) was a great right-back until injury ruined his career. Played for Crewe at Roots Hall.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

More famous for the Cup with Derby, but Peter Shilton with Plymouth?

 

[Fish]

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

Nope, Becks was on loan at Preston in the old Div 3 in 1994-5. We were two divisions too good for him at the time, under the watchful eye of Peter Taylor, until Steve Thompson took over in February.

Assuming Beckham may have been available to us as he was to Preston, we decided that season that the likes of Dominic Iorfa and Keith Dublin would be better instead.

 

[Uncle Leo]

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

Fair point

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

Fairer point. I bloody love Peter Beardsley.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

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!!!

No you're right.I remember that, though I didn't see the game.Dunno about the size of the crowd-must have been less-maybe 6,000.

 

[DoDTS]

No you're right.I remember that, though I didn't see the game.Dunno about the size of the crowd-must have been less-maybe 6,000.

I think you will find it was about 3,000, but still an extremely good gate for a reserve match which usually attracted about 300. I was at the game all the QPR fans gathered in the West, we lost 1-0 I think.

DoDtS

 

[old shrimper 78]

How's about the great Bert Trautman,FA cup 1956 keeping out our Blue boys

 

[Jam_Man]

Did Joe Hart ever play against us while at Shrewsbury? Surely we've entertained a better keeper than David James!

I would also put Edgar Davids in the team, quality player

Didnt play at Roots Hall though

 

[Uncle Leo]

How's about the great Bert Trautman,FA cup 1956 keeping out our Blue boys

League games only. This has made it a bit more of a challenge as any number of greats have played at Roots Hall in cup games.

 

[ldnfatso]

Che Wilson

 

[simac21]

Sylvain Legwinski? Rudi Skacel? Kenwynne Jones? Fabrice Muamba? Zoltan Gera?

 

[Tampa Blue]

Ronnie Whelan?

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Georgi Kinkladze

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Mark Gower

Not a bad call actually.

Was Europe's top-rate midfielder at one stage in his career.

 

[tonie]

terry paine southhampton and england

 

[TTS]

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

That would make Mark Wright and Paul Parker better than most players as well ! Rushy dominated English football scoring charts for yeats whilst winning every club trophy! I do love Beardsley, but I'm sorry, Rushy everyday for me !

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

All of the following played at Roots Hall before they played for bigger clubs and became Internationals: Pat Jennings(Watford), Alex Stepney(Millwall), Roy McFarland(Tranmere Rovers), Alan Clarke(Walsall), Derek Dougan(Peterborough United), Stan Bowles(Crewe Alexandra), Mike Summerbee(Swindon Town), Tony Hateley,Jeff Astle(Both Notts.County), & Paul Mariner(Plymouth Argyle).

 

[Zeuss]

When WHU res visited us late fifties for a Football Combination Div 1 match they had a 17 year old centre -half called Bobby Moore-I remember I got his autograph.