They played for City and United

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Cooke played well while on loan but as soon as he got a permanent deal I thought his form dipped quite a bit.

Cooke was a 8/9 out of 10 player in a handful of games. He also had a song that the fans loved singing although it's a fairly shit song in reality. The song had more to do with his cult status than his performances as they tailed off quite quickly.

 

[johnnytapia]

League Cup against Birmingham iirc.

Correct

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Bit of a cheat this, but Matt Busby.

I was thinking about him. Strange, isn't it, that he played for us, but went on to manage them. I wonder whether the possibility of him becoming our manager was ever mooted.

 

[dublinblue12]

Did Tony Coton sign for united after us also?

Yes but he never got a game for them. Pretty sure he works for them now

 

[BringBackSwales]

Phil Jones

 

[BringBackSwales]

Arthur Albiston, Paddy Roache

 

[billfromthehill]

Billy Garton? (almost)

Ordsall lad but he didn’t play for gods own club

 

[billfromthehill]

I'm pretty sure Gary Neville played for us in the last Maine Road derby. Does that count?

Course it does r kid

 

[eyalluvitt]

Ordsall lad but he didn’t play for gods own club

Remember he signed and was on the back of the evening news holding the scarf, but then failed his medical

 

[Big Swifty]

I think it's time we ended this search now.

Thank yoiu for supplying the four I'd forgotten - Cole, Cooke, Hargreaves and Robins. Those, plus my original list, must surely complete the definitive roll-call.

(We did have some pretty dodgy suggestions, which have gone into the rubbish bin)

Now it's time to worry about tonight's mental torment.