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19 hours ago, msc said:

Tony Book looking old and doddery before the FA Cup final, reminding folk he is still alive.

Must confess I thought he'd died several years ago 

[Imelda 621]

Peter Skipper, who made over 300 appearances for Hull City, dead at 61.

 

https://www.hullcitytigers.com/pete-skipper/

[The Old Crem 3,582]

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/24/first-ever-football-agent-dennis-roach-dies-aged-79-9684123/

Dennis Roach, football agent, dies aged 79. Gets an article in the print edition of the mirror but I can't find it online

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

One from last week that went under the radar: Manfred Burgsmüller, a German striker of the 70s and 80s. He was Bundesliga top scorer in the the 79/80 season and also won three caps for the national side. Of additional interest is he became an American football kicker after retirement, and is believed to be the oldest professional amfo player in history - he was 52 when he last turned out for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europe. 

[Ulitzer95 12,577]

On 29/11/2017 at 23:56, Ulitzer95 said:

Thanks for the pointers everyone. Will add as I find more:

LIVING

1) Arthur Smith (b. May 1915) Bury, Leicester City
2) George Haigh (b. June 1915) Stockport County, Rochdale, Lancaster City
3) Cyril Lawrence (b. Jun 1920) Rochdale, Wrexham
4) Colin Collindridge (b. Nov 1920) Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City, Bath City
5) Tommy Best (b. Dec 1920) Chester, Cardiff City, QPR, Hereford United
6) Arthur Turner (b. Jan 1921) Charlton Athletic, Colchester United, Headington United
7) Dudley Kernick (b. Aug 1921) Torquay United, Northampton Town, Birmingham City
8) Alf Patrick (b. Sep 1921) York City, Scarborough
9) Ivor Broadis (b. Dec 1922) Carlisle, Sunderland, Man City, Newcastle, Queen of the South
10) Bobby Brown (b. Mar 1923) Queen's Park, Rangers, Falkirk
11) Reg Harrison (b. May 1923) Derby County, Boston United, Long Eaton United
12) Stan Clements (b. June 1923) Southampton
13) Bert Mozley (b. Sep 1923) Derby County
14) Tom Docherty (b. 15 Apr 1924) Norwich City, Lincoln City, Reading, Newport County
15) Roy Bentley (b. May 1924) Bristol City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Fulham, QPR
16) John Ball (b. Mar 1925) Wigan Athletic, Man United, Bolton Wanderers
17) Ted Bennett (b. Aug 1925) Southall, QPR, Watford, Gravesend & Northfleet
18) Frank McCourt (b. Dec 1925) Bristol Rovers, Man City, Colchester United, Poole Town
19) Tony Collins (b. Mar 1926) Sheffield Wednesday, York City, Watford, Norwich City, Torquay United, Crystal Palace, Rochdale
20) Doug Cowie (b. May 1926) Dundee, Greenock Morton
21) Bill Holmes (b. Oct 1926) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Doncaster Rovers, Morecambe, Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City
22) Jock Aird (b. Dec 1926) Burnley
23) Alex Kiddie (b. Apr 1927) Celtic, Aberdeen, Falkirk, Dundee, Arbroath
24) Ted Burgin (b. Apr 1927) Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, Rochdale, Glossop North End
25) Bill Slater (b. Apr 1927) Blackpool, Brentford, Wolverhampton Wanderers
26) Gordon Astall (b. Sep 1927) Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City, Torquay United
27) Frank O'Farrell (b. Oct 1927) West Ham United, Preston North End, Weymouth
28) Derek Saunders (b. Jan 1928) Chelsea
29) Tommy Docherty (b. Apr 1928) Celtic, Preston North End, Arsenal, Chelsea
30) Derek Ufton (b. May 1928) Charlton Athletic
31) Johnny Wheeler (b. July 1928) Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, New Brighton
32) Ron Baynham (b. June 1929) Worcester City, Luton Town
33) Eddie McLaren (b. 8 Sep 1929) Reading
34) Terry Robinson (b. Nov 1929) Brentford, Northampton Town, Hendon
35) Tommy Banks (b. Nov 1929) Bolton Wanderers, Altrincham, Bangor City

POSSIBLY LIVING

Thomas Anderson (b. 1916) Grimsby Town
Jack Beasley (b. 1916) Birmingham, Torquey United, Worcester City
Denis Lindsay (b. 1916) Huddersfield Town
Reg Pugh (b. July 1917) Cardiff City
John Easdale (b. Jan 1919) Liverpool, Stockport County
Graham Bailey (b. Mar 1920) Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United
Joe Johnson (b. Sep 1920) Rangers, Lincoln City, Workington, Elgin City
George Stewart (b. Oct 1920) Hamilton Academical, Brentford, QPR, Shrewsbury Town
Billy Nuttall (b. Dec 1920) Preston North End, Barrow
Roy Houghton (b. Mar 1921) Notts County, Peterborough United
Tommy Sinclair (b. Oct 1921) Bolton Wanderers, Gainsborough Trinity, Aldershot, Brentford, Bradford City
Alan Smith (b. Oct 1921) Arsenal, Brentford
Eric Hampson (b. Nov 1921) Stoke City
Trevor Churchill (b. 20 Nov 1923) Rochdale, Reading, Swindon Town
Charlie Chase (b. Jan 1924) Crystal Palace, Watford
Jimmy Walker (b. 1925) Heart of Midlothian, Partick Thistle, Third Lanark
Thomas Stewart (b. Mar 1926) Queen's Park, Romford
John Boyd (b. Sep 1926) Queen's Park, Aberdeen, East Fife
David Nightingale (b. Aug 1927) Tranmere Rovers
Bernard Kelly (b. 21 Aug 1928) Brentford
Alex Forsyth (b. Sep 1928) Albion Rovers, Darlington, East Stirlingshire

Turns out Alan Smith was living, but not anymore as Brentford F.C. have just announced his death aged 97.

They've referred to him as "one of their oldest" meaning that there's a good chance Tommy Sinclair and George Stewart are still with us.
 

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On 27/04/2019 at 16:23, Ulitzer95 said:

Haigh deceased. Added Houghton, Lawrence, Nightingale and Forsyth! Thanks to those who are helping to build this. 
 

 

You can cross off Alan Smith who has died aged 97.

 

https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/may/alan-smith-rip/

[Ulitzer95 12,577]

30 minutes ago, ebless said:

 

You can cross off Alan Smith who has died aged 97.

 

https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/may/alan-smith-rip/

 

[The Old Crem 3,582]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48524473

Lennart Johansson,  UEFA president from 1990 - 2007, has died aged 89.

 

[YoungWillz 21,028]

On ‎30‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 14:49, msc said:

From what I can see with a quick(ish) glance, some of the oldest living home nations international footballers. Not convinced some of those Irish/Scots are still going, and there must be gaps in the Welsh list. But it is what it is.

 

Scottish

 

13.   Lawrie Leslie – 17^th March 1935

 

 

Snipped to buggery*

 

Lawrie Leslie, Scottish International goalkeeper has reportedly not been able to be saved:

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

Still no update on Justin Edinburgh, this from the Orient twitter acct today:

 

 

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

1 minute ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Still no update on Justin Edinburgh, this from the Orient twitter acct today:

 

 

 

 

Hmm, so likely in a life-threatening condition then but also likely to survive and not likely to return to work.

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

Former Syrian U21 international goalkeeper Abdul Baset al-Sarout dead at 27. He left the game to become one of the lead commanders in the Bayada Martyrs Battalion, fighting against Assad's army. Should have just opened a pub or advertised crisps.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

6 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Hmm, so likely in a life-threatening condition then but also likely to survive and not likely to return to work.

DEAD.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48568007

Such sad news - Justin Edinburgh was only 49.

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2 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

DEAD.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48568007

Such sad news - Justin Edinburgh was only 49.

Really sad news, remember him at Spurs more than his time as a manager. 49 is no age to die always shocking when someone so young and an athlete dies. Sky Sports saying he died of a heart attack. RIP 

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

Fucking hell, Orient just walk from one crisis to another don't they?

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

He seemed to be a likeable guy

 

Sad news

[Arsewipe 202]

Notice he played in the 91 FA cup final. Is anyone up to finding the last FA cup final played whereby all the players involved are still alive? I would guess early/mid 70s?

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

7 minutes ago, Arsewipe said:

Notice he played in the 91 FA cup final. Is anyone up to finding the last FA cup final played whereby all the players involved are still alive? I would guess early/mid 70s? 

What about 2019 ?

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9 minutes ago, Wee Jum said:

What about 2019 ?

 

You've got me there. Replace last with oldest.

[Arsewipe 202]

And the answer if anyone cares is 1980. All the players from the 1979 final are still with us apart from one unused sub. 1982 is the oldest final where every single player in the squads and managers are still alive.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Tributes have poured in for a non-league football stalwart who passed away last night at the age of 58 from bile duct and pancreatic cancer.

Steve Essex, who was known as ‘Esso’, played at centre-back for Hednesford Town, Stafford Rangers, Rushall Olympic and Wolverhampton United.  He was part of the famous Hednesford side that reached the fourth round of the FA Cup in the 1996/97 season.  A tribute issued by the club read: “All at Hednesford Town Football Club are saddened to hear of the passing of former centre-half Steve Essex at the age of just 58.  “Steve, or as he was better known among the Pitman faithful ‘Esso’, arrived at the Cross Keys in the early 1990s and would be influential in the clubs rise into the Football Conference – scoring one of the goals in the 3-0 title clinching victory against Leek Town in April 1995.

A MASSIVE HIT for Miss Boudicca in DL Cup play.   

SC

[YoungWillz 21,028]

Ian MacFarlane, former Aberdeen and Chelsea player and sometime caretaker manager of Leicester City, assistant manager with Man City and manager of Carlisle United, dead:

 

[msc 18,437]

Luis Enrique, former Barcelona manager, stands down as Spain manager for "serious family matters".

 

A quick scuttle around Spanish twitter and Barca fan pages reveals either this matter is blood cancer and he is apparently in a bad way OR his daughter is seriously ill.

 

 

[The Old Crem 3,582]

20 minutes ago, msc said:

Luis Enrique, former Barcelona manager, stands down as Spain manager for "serious family matters".

 

A quick scuttle around Spanish twitter and Barca fan pages reveals this matter is blood cancer and he is apparently in a bad way.

Sadly it seems so through I have also seen it be said that it is his daughter not him that is sick.

 

[msc 18,437]

Just now, The Old Crem said:

My Spanish speaking friend says that it's not Luis Enrique himself that is ill with Blood cancer but his daughter.

 

 

Literally just got my edit in there after noticing some backtracking of sources!