My Cardiff City legends eleven, but what constitutes a 'legend'?

[Rontomuk]

Don’t know if it’s true or not, but my Dad used to tell me that Stanley Matthews would often cry off from Blackpool visits to Ninian Park because Sherwood always marked him out of the game.

Stanley Matthews used to hate playing against Sherwood — he just couldn’t cope with Sherwood’s fearless sliding tackles. Tom Finney was the same, though to be fair to Finney, at least he always turned up.

Another player who should never forget Sherwood is Billy Liddell of Liverpool.

Liverpool once faced Cardiff City at Anfield, needing a win to stay in the old First Division. During the match, City’s goalkeeper Ron Howells got injured — I believe he broke his thumb — and with no substitutes allowed back then, Sherwood had to go in goal.

Liverpool were awarded a penalty, and up stepped Liddell, a Liverpool hero. Sherwood saved the penalty. Liddell followed up — and Sherwood saved that as well!

City held on to win 1-0, and Liverpool were relegated to Division Two.

Sherwood was already a warrior on the pitch, but that moment alone — saving a penalty and the rebound at Anfield to send Liverpool down — surely made him a legend.

[lincoln blue]

Norwich

thx

[the other bob wilson]

Stanley Matthews used to hate playing against Sherwood — he just couldn’t cope with Sherwood’s fearless sliding tackles. Tom Finney was the same, though to be fair to Finney, at least he always turned up.

Another player who should never forget Sherwood is Billy Liddell of Liverpool.

Liverpool once faced Cardiff City at Anfield, needing a win to stay in the old First Division. During the match, City’s goalkeeper Ron Howells got injured — I believe he broke his thumb — and with no substitutes allowed back then, Sherwood had to go in goal.

Liverpool were awarded a penalty, and up stepped Liddell, a Liverpool hero. Sherwood saved the penalty. Liddell followed up — and Sherwood saved that as well!

City held on to win 1-0, and Liverpool were relegated to Division Two.

Sherwood was already a warrior on the pitch, but that moment alone — saving a penalty and the rebound at Anfield to send Liverpool down — surely made him a legend.

Thanks for that

[lincoln blue]

You’re looking at this through those “rose tinted glasses, the ball actually bounced into the net, touching keeper Kevin Keelan on the way in.
If Keelan hadn’t had touched it, it would have been a goal kick

Still, your Exocet sounds better

Stop it, I was only a kid and I have my vision of the goal. You'll be telling me next that the Peter Kings goal was deflected off the centre half's todger!
I've also thought for over 50 years that we beat The Spurs double winning team, in that 1st ever Saturday night encounter, 4-2, then up pops TLG and shatters my childhood memories.
How dare you all correct my recollections.
Over and out!

[splott parker]

Strange how only Keenor & Farquharson seem to have featured from our most successful period. There’s Jimmy Blair, Billy Hardy, Jack Evans, Len Davies & Jimmy Nelson from those times that are way ahead of some mentioned, these 5 racked up over 1500 appearances between them. They deserve to be top of the list in my opinion. OK, it was 100 years ago but Fred & Tom are from the same era and get included.

[Wash DC Blue]

No room for Super Kev?