The Gloves Are Off ! Great Cardiff City Keepers Of Days Gone By

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Peter Zois

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Jim Eadie
Bill Irwin

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Marshall
Dibble
Healey

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Dibble
Ron Healey

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Mel Rees could have been a Welsh regular.

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Graham Vearnacombe for me.

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

Not necessarily the best but my favourite and one of the best....Billy Irwin.

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Lee Smelt was bloody dreadful
He was a free transfer from Halifax if I remember correctly when we were on our knees
He wasn’t even wanted by ruddy Halifax

Best keeper I saw in a City Shirt even if it was for a very short time was Kasper Scmiechal
David Marshall not far behind

[Organ Morgan.]

The late Ron Healey at number one keeper.

George Wood the top character. Best remembered for his heroic stops at an FA Cup replay at Gloucester City. That night would deserve a chapter in a tome detailing the club's glorious hooligan culture of yesteryear. It was an orgy of violence that night. In its wake the Gloucester chairman paid tribute to an element of the travelling support whom he described as "subhuman."

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The late Ron Healey at number one keeper.

George Wood the top character. Best remembered for his heroic stops at an FA Cup replay at Gloucester City. That night would deserve a chapter in a tome detailing the club's glorious hooligan culture of yesteryear. It was an orgy of violence that night. In its wake the Gloucester chairman paid tribute to an element of the travelling support whom he described as "subhuman."

Absolute Carnage that night

[Moodybluebird]

Apart from my illustrious alto-ego.....I would say:
Fred Davies
Bill Irwin
...and a local lad from Tonypandy - Dilwyn John

He began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut at the age of seventeen in September 1961 during a 3–2 win over Chelsea.
Ironically it was after a severe 6-0 defeat at Chelsea that he was dropped and (I think) never played for City again, despite him not being at fault for any of the goals.....I know because I was there!!

Just shows...if you are good enough you are old enough....so if Smithies leaves, Phillips is more than capable with backup from George Radcliffe.

Same top two as mine Maurice 👍

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Ron Healey.

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Jim Eadie
Bill Irwin

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Graham Vearncombe (born locally)
Fred Davies - best keeper of all, without doubt as Sludge would say end of fred

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When I first started going down as a nipper
It was
Georgee Wood
Georgee Wood
He's got no hair but
We don't care
Georgee Georgee Wood

Had the longest arms I had ever seen or so they seemed at the time

Yep, loved Georgie Wood, maybe because he had a good song.
Gavin Ward had a good one too - remember the Wardy wave?

[Seabird]

Sorry to be picky - but Dilwyn John was from Ystrad. His father was the steward of Ystrad Labour Club. Dilwyn was a guest at one of my birthday parties and ended up fighting with everyone.

I believe his father then moved on to Canton Liberal Club.

I suppose it's possible the Dilwtn was born in Tonypandy but I never heard it mentioned.

I think he was too small to be a top keeper, often bullied by opposing forwards.

He certainly was a decent snooker player.

[Maurice Swan]

Sorry to be picky - but Dilwyn John was from Ystrad. His father was the steward of Ystrad Labour Club. Dilwyn was a guest at one of my birthday parties and ended up fighting with everyone.

I believe his father then moved on to Canton Liberal Club.

I suppose it's possible the Dilwtn was born in Tonypandy but I never heard it mentioned.

I think he was too small to be a top keeper, often bullied by opposing forwards.

He certainly was a decent snooker player.

Pretty sure he was BORN in Tonypandy, even though he might have LIVED in Ystrad. It sticks in my mind because at the time I was gainfully employed with the now defunct Midland Bank in Tonypandy(!). Agree he was on the small side, but my goodness he made some tremendous saves. Certainly he went on to a glorious snooker career.

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Halloworth was it qpr the penalty saves

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Lee Smelt

End Of Discussion

Fred Davies, Ron Healey, Neil Alexander and David Marshall are probably my favourites

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Best goalkeeper I ever seen in a Cardiff City shirt, was Neville Southall