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    A Bluebirds Family Tree

    Saw this done in a book about Tottenham recently so had a go with City. Amazingly just nine pairs of interlocking team mates link the first ever City team that played Aston Villa in Ninian Park's opening game in 1910 with the City team that played on Saturday. Jack Evans played in that opening match - Aron Gunnarson on Saturday

    1922 Jack Evans and Tom Farquharson
    1934 Tom Farquharson and Bill Bassett
    1939 Bill Bassett and Billy Baker
    1953 Billy Baker and Alan Harrington
    1963 Alan Harrington and Don Murray
    1972 Don Murray and Phil Dwyer
    1984 Phil Dwyer and Mike Ford
    1998 Mike Ford and Robert Earnshaw
    2011 Robert Earnshaw and Aron Gunnarsson

    I daresay I'm an old anorak with too much time on my hands but I found this interesting anyway.

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    Pretty amazing that it only takes 18 players to link almost 100 years.

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    That's loyalty for you

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    Quote Originally Posted by BINGE THINKING View Post
    Saw this done in a book about Tottenham recently so had a go with City. Amazingly just nine pairs of interlocking team mates link the first ever City team that played Aston Villa in Ninian Park's opening game in 1910 with the City team that played on Saturday. Jack Evans played in that opening match - Aron Gunnarson on Saturday

    1922 Jack Evans and Tom Farquharson
    1934 Tom Farquharson and Bill Bassett
    1939 Bill Bassett and Billy Baker
    1953 Billy Baker and Alan Harrington
    1963 Alan Harrington and Don Murray
    1972 Don Murray and Phil Dwyer
    1984 Phil Dwyer and Mike Ford
    1998 Mike Ford and Robert Earnshaw
    2011 Robert Earnshaw and Aron Gunnarsson

    I daresay I'm an old anorak with too much time on my hands but I found this interesting anyway.
    What about the seasons frpm 2004 to 2011 though?

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    Re: A Bluebirds Family Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    What about the seasons frpm 2004 to 2011 though?
    Presuming you'd need Earnie to Paul Parry, Parry to Kevin McNaughton, Kev to Gunnar.

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    Actually it's only 10 players. Obviously Earnshaw and Ford both had spells away from the club but I decided by my own rules that that didn't matter !

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    Quote Originally Posted by BINGE THINKING View Post
    Actually it's only 10 players. Obviously Earnshaw and Ford both had spells away from the club but I decided by my own rules that that didn't matter !
    Well, if they're the rules, couldn't you claim we've had a Mark Harris playing for us since 1998 ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    Well, if they're the rules, couldn't you claim we've had a Mark Harris playing for us since 1998 ?
    That would only apply if amendment 73 was applied under sub-section 17 .

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    Re: A Bluebirds Family Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by BINGE THINKING View Post
    Actually it's only 10 players. Obviously Earnshaw and Ford both had spells away from the club but I decided by my own rules that that didn't matter !
    Mornington Crescent!

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    That's numberwang.

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    Re: A Bluebirds Family Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by BINGE THINKING View Post
    That would only apply if amendment 73 was applied under sub-section 17 .

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