southside Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Always remember John galley lived in a house on Whitchurch Lane and whenever I go along there the thought always is ' that was John galleys House !! ' as an EE in the 60's remember singing ' we'll walk a million miles, for one of your goals John Galley ' Happy days :thumbsup:626 Whitchurch Lane,(new houses at the time), near the newt pond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Alan Skirton and Gerry Sharp on the wings. Kellard Galley Garland. Oh how I wish it could be like that now. And they ALL scored against the gappers in ONE match ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead433 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 I remember him playing in goal when Gibson got injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniro Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Alan Skirton and Gerry Sharp on the wings. Kellard Galley Garland. Oh how I wish it could be like that now. Mike Gibson in goal. Speedy Drysdale no 3. Dickie Rooks. Gordon Parr, Ken Wilmshurst. Legends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 And they ALL scored against the gappers in ONE match ! And I'll remember it until the day I die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidersnotjustforbreakfast Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 gal - ley ! gal - ley ! gal - ley ! gal - ley ! he is the king of the westcountry ! boyhood idol , one if not the best in the air I have seen at city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 No no no, you geriatrics have got the wrong words to the song it went like this. John Galley Superstar Wears frilly knickers and a padded brar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 WRT the original post, I remember singing ( to the tune of Al Jolson's "Swanny" Galley Galley I'd walk a million miles for one of your goals John Galley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 No no no, you geriatrics have got the wrong words to the song it went like this. John Galley Superstar Wears frilly knickers and a padded brar No,No,NO, it was Robin Stubbs Super queer How many bums have you had this year ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robofwells Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 gal - ley ! gal - ley ! gal - ley ! gal - ley ! he is the king of the westcountry ! boyhood idol , one if not the best in the air I have seen at city. great song used to love singing that. to me he was the king of the westcountry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 I remember singing songs about John Galley and even saw him play but can't remember that. Any old boys remember him. Scored at a good rate it seems nearly a goal every two games. Anyone got any footage Old Boys not sure I like that!! Anyway a good player in the bustling CF mode of the day. Saw him score many goals for us at home and away and is remembered fondly by most who are old enough to! I always John had much more of an affinity with Forest than us, but cant hold that against him. Over that late 60's mid70's timeframe we had Garland Cheese Ritchie Fear Gould among a few others (Im sure someone will add some names..:laugh:) playing for us in the front...Great players who I hope we will see the likes of again one day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Amazing signing by Dicks as he arrived at Ashton Gate in a plaster cast on his leg from Rotherham. Big strong centre forward who could score with his head or right foot. Big Favourite of the East End who's sung " We'll walk a million miles for one of your goals John Galley". Turned out to be good signing for Dicks as it helped City stay in the old second division. Tis true! AD was assured that when the plaster came off, Galley's leg would be OK. The Doctor was right. A few weeks later JG made his debut and scored all three goals in a 3-0 victory at Huddersfield. John (ironically) was the sought after replacement for John Atyeo. We couldn't believe it when Galley was sold to Forest and replaced the following day by Bobby Gould. IMO we didn't have a proper centre forward again until Bob Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i hate you butler Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Tis true! AD was assured that when the plaster came off, Galley's leg would be OK. The Doctor was right. A few weeks later JG made his debut and scored all three goals in a 3-0 victory at Huddersfield. John (ironically) was the sought after replacement for John Atyeo. We couldn't believe it when Galley was sold to Forest and replaced the following day by Bobby Gould. IMO we didn't have a proper centre forward again until Bob Taylor.um..cheesley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy bird Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Wasn't cheesley a proper acentre forward then 22 a ? ( Royle wasn't bad either ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 As a Rovers fan, he was the first City player I remember as a bit of a star player. We had Smash and Grab (who were obviously better and you had Galley. I'm not sure if I ever saw him play live, I remember him playing in games on the Big Match, but my first derby game I saw live was the 4-1 defeat in the wind at Eastville ,Cheesley played in that one (before people realised how good he was) and I suppose that was around the time Galley had just left- was Cheesley his replacement? That will be Warboys and Bannister if my memory serves me right young saghead, also remember Mr H Jarman and Mr F Prince and his battles with The Boss G.GOW Anyway back to City`s G Men Galley ,Garland, Gibbo and Gow oh to have any of them or those others from that great team back then, here right now the only one close to them now is Carey. Super John and the rest will never be forgotten as we all hope to see the likes of them again soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Mike Gibson in goal. Speedy Drysdale no 3. Dickie Rooks. Gordon Parr, Ken Wilmshurst. Legends! Along with the aforementioned legends, (Skirton, Sharpe, Kellard, Garland, & Galley) .... Trevor Jacobs at no2 completes the usual line-up of the day, until he went 'crackers' and joined the Gassy ones. (saddest moment I recall from those great times was the sickening crack that echoed around the ground when our flying winger Gerry Sharpe suffered a career ending broken leg against Boro... happened near the byeline in front of the Enclosure (now Williams Stand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Along with the aforementioned legends, (Skirton, Sharpe, Kellard, Garland, & Galley) .... Trevor Jacobs at no2 completes the usual line-up of the day, until he went 'crackers' and joined the Gassy ones. (saddest moment I recall from those great times was the sickening crack that echoed around the ground when our flying winger Gerry Sharpe suffered a career ending broken leg against Boro... happened near the byeline in front of the Enclosure (now Williams Stand) Eric Mcmordie did him and his career was over. Very sad. What a sorry end to such a promising player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Eric Mcmordie did him and his career was over. Very sad. What a sorry end to such a promising player. I was there. Very very sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rag Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Along with the aforementioned legends, (Skirton, Sharpe, Kellard, Garland, & Galley) .... Trevor Jacobs at no2 completes the usual line-up of the day, until he went 'crackers' and joined the Gassy ones. (saddest moment I recall from those great times was the sickening crack that echoed around the ground when our flying winger Gerry Sharpe suffered a career ending broken leg against Boro... happened near the byeline in front of the Enclosure (now Williams Stand) I remember that awful sound to this day. Are you sure it was I front of the Williams, I thought it was in front of the Dolman near the half way line. I recall him being brought around the touch line In front of the open end, as he went past I heard him say " it's bleeding" in a voice full of agony. The most sickening memory I have of Ashton Gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 (saddest moment I recall from those great times was the sickening crack that echoed around the ground when our flying winger Gerry Sharpe suffered a career ending broken leg against Boro... happened near the byeline in front of the Enclosure (now Williams Stand) Yep, I remember that game well. He was tackled by one Eric McMordie when it happened. I was in the Dolman and we heard the crack there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Yep, I remember that game well. He was tackled by one Eric McMordie when it happened. I was in the Dolman and we heard the crack there as well. I was on the Open (Park) End and the noise was sickening. Horrible memory, and the end of a very good player's career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I remember that awful sound to this day. Are you sure it was I front of the Williams, I thought it was in front of the Dolman near the half way line. I recall him being brought around the touch line In front of the open end, as he went past I heard him say " it's bleeding" in a voice full of agony. The most sickening memory I have of Ashton Gate. Ditto I remember it being between halfway line and the now atyeo end on Dolman side ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Ditto I remember it being between halfway line and the now atyeo end on Dolman side ? Between Half way and EE . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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