Random City Players

[LongsightM13]

TBF he has since carved out a decent career in comedy

“These days, if you say you played for City you get arrested and thrown in jail”

 

[Brewster's millions]

Ronnie Hildersley former apprentice made one appearance for the first team early 80s in the Old Division One.

Against Swansea, away, with Ivan Golac making an appearance as well.

 

[WEMBLEY76]

Stuart Lee. He came. did nowt. Buggered off to play most of his career in the states. A classic signing from Stockport County.

I saw him score a consolation goal away at Brighton late December 1979,a very cold day,a 4-1 hammering.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Who can remember a young South African player we had in the late 80s, he was on a trial I think and played up front? I can’t remember his name and it’s bugging me now.

Not sure whether he ever played a first team game but I seem to recall him playing on the reserves, and there was a bit of (misplaced) hype about him at the time.

Looking back now this was the sort of thing (among many others) that marked out the Swales era - players with little obvious pedigree turning up out of nowhere and immediately getting in and around the first team. It was pretty much a free-for-all.

 

[TonyM]

Hatem Trabelsi

 

[Protein Junkie]

Against Swansea, away, with Ivan Golac making an appearance as well.

Yes Brewster I was there - terrible game :-( think Bobby McDonald got our only goal.
Didn’t Andy May play too ?

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Who can remember a young South African player we had in the late 80s, he was on a trial I think and played up front? I can’t remember his name and it’s bugging me now.

Not sure whether he ever played a first team game but I seem to recall him playing on the reserves, and there was a bit of (misplaced) hype about him at the time.

Looking back now this was the sort of thing (among many others) that marked out the Swales era - players with little obvious pedigree turning up out of nowhere and immediately getting in and around the first team. It was pretty much a free-for-all.

Tom Madigage? Seem to remember a lot of hype about him, a few reserve games and disappeared

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

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Christ! What a lineup :-|

 

[Brewster's millions]

Yes Brewster I was there - terrible game :-( think Bobby McDonald got our only goal.
Didn’t Andy May play too ?

I remember Bobby Mac scored as he was my favourite player at the time, not sure about Andy May to be honest.

I was a young, innocent lad at the time - or at least as innocent as I’ve ever been - but after watching that day I was under no illusion as to just how shit we were. Quite amusing now when you look back.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Tom Madigage? Seem to remember a lot of hype about him, a few reserve games and disappeared

Yes, that’s it, thanks. Like you say, loads of hype and then never to be seen or heard of again.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Barney Daniels

Better than Shearer.

 

[RodneyRodney]

Rochdale away pre season friendly! We won 4-0 (he didn't score)
Wasn't it Vuoso who swapped citizenship from Argentinian to Mexican and played for Mexico?

Uruguayan, wasn't he ?

 

[colin's bell helmet]

Wayne Biggins..... Also was it Stefan Karl who came in the 90's possibly on loan with the nickname 'the cannonball kid' or am I thinking of another lad with that nickname?

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Wayne Biggins..... Also was it Stefan Karl who came in the 90's possibly on loan with the nickname 'the cannonball kid' or am I thinking of another lad with that nickname?

Was at the Southampton away game where he(Karl) scored the winner. We never seemed to get anything other than misery at the Dell so it was a nice change. Other than that, a useless fucker imo. Biggins scored a good few goals in and around 88/89 but was never really a crowd favourite like Varadi.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Was at the Southampton away game where he(Karl) scored the winner. We never seemed to get anything other than misery at the Dell so it was a nice change. Other than that, a useless fucker imo. Biggins scored a good few goals in and around 88/89 but was never really a crowd favourite like Varadi.

Stefan Karl's goal at The Dell..... I'd been driving all afternoon with the game on Piccadilly.in in the car. I pull up into my.street as the game goes into injury.time at.0-0......
Disappointed with the draw I get out of the car, grab my.stuff, into the house and put the radio in the kitchen on..... that took about 10 seconds to do.....
Radio turned on and Brian Clarke is going extactic over City's winner and I'm dancing in the kitchen!

 

[Blue Floyd]

 

[Stephen230]

I just stumbled across the highlights of the Denis Law derby in 1974 on YouTube and noticed the City sub was called Phil Henson. Having Googled him it seemed he made a handful of appearances between ‘71 and ‘74, with a loan spell at Swansea in between. So it’s hardly surprising he isn’t a household name but I’m surprised I’ve never even heard of him before today.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Stefan Karl's goal at The Dell..... I'd been driving all afternoon with the game on Piccadilly.in in the car. I pull up into my.street as the game goes into injury.time at.0-0......
Disappointed with the draw I get out of the car, grab my.stuff, into the house and put the radio in the kitchen on..... that took about 10 seconds to do.....
Radio turned on and Brian Clarke is going extactic over City's winner and I'm dancing in the kitchen!

The thing with Brian Clarke was you never knew we'd scored straight away because he used to do this strange excitable yodel sound for about 30 seconds after a goal.

 

[ray21]

Yosser Hughes.

 

[BrianW]

Vic Gomersall. I vaguely remember the name, but I can't recall actually seeing him play. I probably did though.