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How many members of Cardiff City's youth side of November 1965 do you recognise? I make it that six of them went on to play first team football for the club and, although he's not one of the first teamers, I think the player sat second from the right may be a familiar face to many of us.
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Derrett, Toshack, Steve GammonQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Too late for Steve Gammon I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
Nigel Rees?
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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
As Monkfish said. Definitely Steve Derrett & Toshack. First two on the bottom, from the left, possibly Bernard Lewis & Graham Coldrick :shrug:
Is David Summerhayes in there somewhere.
The one with the FA cup ears, is doing my head in
Coldrick definitely, sat down, second from left as you look at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Is it David Houston on Steve Derrett’s right?
A punt on the ‘keeper being the ‘unfortunate’ Lyn Davies?
What was it, about 20 goals in 3 games :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
He’s the only patient still in a WW1 old soldiers hospital with shell shock, poor bugger!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Correct, well done. I think it was something like thirty two he let in over six matches.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Derrett and Toshack (second and third left in the back row) are both right.
All of the other names mentioned are wrong though.
The three you haven't got include a Welsh international (must admit I didn't recognise him mind), someone who featured in one of our biggest matches around that time, but didn't play too many times for the first team and the captain, with the ball at his feet, who only played the once, but he's got a famous football surname.
The guy with "the FA Cup ears" took part in a Wembley Cup Final if I'm right about him.
Leighton Phillips for the Welsh International?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Yes, he's on the left of the front row.Quote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
Richie Morgan?
He is probably angry about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
No Clive, but I'd say you're warm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyncoed Slumdog
Yes Steve Gammon had finished playing before I started watching in 61/2 I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Peter Morgan?
Sorry, my hint took you in the wrong direction there I'm afraid, it's not him - although this player's presence in the team sometimes led to a similar type of confusion as the Morgan's may have caused.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pontprennau Bluebird
A further clue about the player sat second from the right - I have to keep on qualifying what I say with "if I'm right", but, if I am, a certain Russian winger will not remember this bloke's Cup Final appearance with any affection.
Going by this thread there seemed to be a clearer path to the first team back then :sherlock:
Steve finished at City in 1965 and left to become player/manager of Kettering Town.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elwood Blues
Broke his leg 3 times.
David Summerhayes’ brother, Robert (I think)?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
Much too young, he was only a kid when he crossed the ball for that goal in 1971
Sitting, second from right is obviously Gareth Bale, his de Lorean is parked by The Bluebirds Club.
No, just think surnames.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
I think this bloke is a jack these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
I’ve studied him Paul, it’s Bale without a doubt :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Keith CooperQuote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Well, it's a K Cooper, the age is about right, he was on City's books as a youngster and I think it looks like him. My considered opinion is that there is more chance of it being him than Gareth Bale :sherlock:Quote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
Thinking about it there was more chance of it being Tommy Cooper than Gareth Bale:frown:Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Yes he actually broke his leg in 1961 when I checked.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
A tackle by Denis Law.
My dad never liked Law after that.
Don't think Steve played many games for the City first team again until he left in 1965
Yet to fill out :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
My Dad’s favourite player.
The two players in the picture to play first team football for City not identified are the most obscure ones in my view. Sat next to Leighton Phillips is Bryn Jones who started in the team for the first leg of the Cup Winners Cup Quarter Final against Moscow Torpedo which meant that there were two B Jones' in the side - Barrie headed the only goal of the game. Bryn played around ten times for us before moving on to Bristol Rovers.
The other one was the captain David Yorath (in the middle of the front row) who played one match for us in the run to the League Cup Semi Final in 65/66.
I assume Terry’s Dad?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
And Keith Cooper played for us?!
This is a fascinating thread Bob. Thanks for posting.
Terry’s brother, from Gabalfa/Llandaff North I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Thanks Bobby. Here's a biography of David Yorath from a City website I have access to;-Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
"Product of the City youth scheme who played just one game in a largely academic League Cup semi-final second leg against West Ham United, at left back. He left the club shortly afterwards to try his luck with Crystal Palace, but didn't make the first team there, joining Margate in January 1968. He filled both full back positions there, his primary positions, but was also called upon to play the occasional game on the wing and in midfield. He became hugely successful at non-league level, attracting some great priase from fans and press alike, before falling out of favour during the 1971-72 season. He was released during the summer of 1972 by which time he had played 277 matches for the club and scored 38 goals. He joined Tonbridge for the 1972-73 season, and then Romford in July 1973. His next move was to Dover late in the 1974-75 season, before dropping down to amateur football with Thanet. A postscript to his career ensued with an unexpected return to Margate's colours late in the 1980-81 season after a crisis at the club resulted in most of their first team players leaving, but it was a short lived 9 match return, in which he managed one goal. He joined Ramsgate for the 1981-82 season."
As you can see there is no mention of Terry Yorath, but, although I can't find anything to confirm it now, I thought I read somewhere a few years back that they were brothers (David is two years older than Terry I believe).
I know Keith Cooper was an apprentice with us in the sixties and it would be quite a coincidence if we had another K Cooper, who looks like him in my opinion, at around the same time - I'd say it's about a 75% chance that it is him in the photo.
Of course it’s Bryn Jones, I was convinced it was Graham Coldrick but now you’ve pointed it out:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
I was convinced it was Coldrick as well, what with that jar of Bylcream on his hairQuote:
Originally Posted by splott parker