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54 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I had no idea Clive wore number three?

He started as a no. 11 before becoming a great No. 3 wing back.

Last time I saw him play he was playing centre-half for Pompey.

I did see him in the office once when he was working for the PFA about 10 or 15 years ago.

First time I saw him, we had a kick about in the street while he was still in the youth team.

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Just now, wendyredredrobin said:

He started as a no. 11 before becoming a great No. 3 wing back.

Left or right?  He’s a funny one for me, because I always associate him as a winger.  I was young, so might recall things wrong.

But at LB I had Drysdale, bit of Merrick, then TC.

At RB I had Sweeney.

I know he played full-back, but it just doesn’t stick in my head.

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11 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Left or right?  He’s a funny one for me, because I always associate him as a winger.  I was young, so might recall things wrong.

But at LB I had Drysdale, bit of Merrick, then TC.

At RB I had Sweeney.

I know he played full-back, but it just doesn’t stick in my head.

I looked up a couple of old team sheets from 1980 and it looks like Whitehead and Sweeney were the full backs.  As Sween was a RB, I assume Clive must have been LB.

I also recall Merrick playing LB in his early days and of course Taints too.

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9 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

I looked up a couple of old team sheets from 1980 and it looks like Whitehead and Sweeney were the full backs.  As Sween was a RB, I assume Clive must have been LB.

I also recall Merrick playing LB in his early days and of course Taints too.

Again might be my memory, but thought Sir Geoff went from centre back to left back to accommodate Norman Hunter's arrival. 

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41 minutes ago, Ciderhead433 said:

John Galley no.9 

I agree with you initially, but a few years before, we had another Big John in that number 9 shirt.

Number 3? Gordon Parr wore it for 18 years and was replaced by Brian Drysdale.

Number 6 - Geoff Merrick.

number 1 - that will be a definite generation thing.

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9 minutes ago, 22A said:

I agree with you initially, but a few years before, we had another Big John in that number 9 shirt.

Number 3? Gordon Parr wore it for 18 years and was replaced by Brian Drysdale.

Number 6 - Geoff Merrick.

number 1 - that will be a definite generation thing.

If it's the Big John I think you mean, I think - bearing in mind I'm way too young to see him play and know if I've made this up - that he wore both the 8 and the 9 shirts so you could easily give Atyeo the 8 and Galley the 9...

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8 minutes ago, potbelly said:

Wow, i must be losing it, i'd have lost a lot of money defending that.

So far looks like we have

#4 Gerry Gow
#6 Louis
#7 Scott
#9 Big John
#11 Tins

Can Little Lee have #8?

Tom Ritchie #8???  I always think he suited #11 as it looked like his legs ???

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1 hour ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said:

Again might be my memory, but thought Sir Geoff went from centre back to left back to accommodate Norman Hunter's arrival. 

might have all been about the same time, but Keith Weller ripped Drysdale apart one Saturday afternoon....he was never the same after that. 

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