Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted February 1, 2021 As OoO writes above, also the oldest Spurs player. Handy that both the QPR and Ipswich Town articles on his passing identify him as their oldest player too. Was that already known @Octopus of Odstock or does it in turn remove any of names from the possibly living list? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted February 1, 2021 Ipswich, no. Qpr I need to check. Covid claims another one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelf 24 Posted February 1, 2021 Gibbons and Dicker are both dead from posts on this forum.I believe Terry Merwin is the oldest Spurs player now at 88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,740 Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, michaelf said: Gibbons and Dicker are both dead from posts on this forum Oh come now, it's been called tasteless, perhaps with some justification, but actually causing deaths? Surely not. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelf 24 Posted February 1, 2021 No I meant their deaths were reported on this forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted February 1, 2021 QPR - Gibbons was their oldest. Arthur Bramley is another 2021 passing - https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/obituaries/85260 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted February 5, 2021 Tom McGoldrick died 14th Jan 2018 after a long battle with dementia. No link I'm afraid. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KELLPA01 0 Posted February 6, 2021 19 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Tom McGoldrick died 14th Jan 2018 after a long battle with dementia. No link I'm afraid. Hi, I've been trying to track down Tom for a while. I did speak to Tom around 10 years ago. Could I check your source please + do you know the place he died? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted February 6, 2021 5 hours ago, KELLPA01 said: Hi, I've been trying to track down Tom for a while. I did speak to Tom around 10 years ago. Could I check your source please + do you know the place he died? Well, I noticed an edit in his Wikipedia page made by a user that has made no other edits. The information seems very accurate in the sense of a date and a reason of death. That said, I can't see anything on GRO or Scotland's People, or Find a Will on gov.uk I admit I would like something more tangible but I do find that these edits are normally pretty accurate. I'm happy to change it if someone thinks the user may know otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted February 8, 2021 On 25/10/2020 at 22:29, Octopus of Odstock said: Nice profile on Tony Collins - https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12054240/tony-collins-the-first-black-manager-in-english-professional-football Dead aged 94 - a DDP pick. Obituaries: The Guardian 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted February 8, 2021 The death of Collins means that there are now only two GB footballers left on the List of notable surviving veterans of World War II page, Arthur Smith (105) and Josser Watling (95). Surely there must be a few more than that? @Octopus of Odstock, @michaelf, is this something either of you have information on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelf 24 Posted February 8, 2021 Thanks for that.there are 3 players born in 1921 who may be alive .they were recently. I hope there will be good news on them later this year Bob gray age 97 is alive in a recent post .I don't know he did war service Graham Thomas Bailey is alive .he is on 192.com with his third wife ! Ex huddersfield and Leeds At least 3 players born 1921 and it goes on 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted February 8, 2021 Reg Beresford, Alf Patrick and Jack Vitty are definitely alive. It depends on whether they served or not. I guess anyone born pre 1927 could've been involved in the war effort but its a question of whether they are a veteran or not. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelf 24 Posted February 8, 2021 There could be over 50 alive aged 93 plus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted February 8, 2021 Thanks both. I’m always quite curious about WWII veteran numbers. I’ll do a bit of research on Ancestry. There should be service draft cards on there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted February 8, 2021 32 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Reg Beresford, Alf Patrick and Jack Vitty are definitely alive. It depends on whether they served or not. Alf Patrick certainly did serve - he was in the Royal Engineers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lsm 31 Posted February 9, 2021 On 30/08/2020 at 12:22, michaelf said: Here ia a list of players born before 1926. where some are alive THOMAS GRAHAM BAILEY alive in Truro age 100 address on 192.com ALBERT BATEM AN ALIVE REGINAL H BRESFORD alive in Walsall Ron Brown born 1923 returned to Ireland ERNEST BUTLER alive in Middlesbrough DANIEL PATRICK CAMERON BORN 1923 returned to IRELAND THOMAS CARPENTER alive JOHN CARROLL born 1923 TREVOR CHURCHILL alive ERIC DALE alive THOMAS DOCHERTY born 1924 alive in Cambridge JAMES DONNELLY BORN 1919 PEADAR DOMNAL FALLON may have died in 2001 in LOUISBURGH.EIRE JACK FINLAY BORN 1925 emigrated Melbournwe 1955 JOHN FISHER ALIVE Daniel Flanagan born 1924 JOHN FOXTON ALIVE IN HANTS JOHN GALLOWAY JOHN GIBBONS ALIVE IN CHARLTON ALBERT GILES ALIVE DAVID GRAY ALIVE IN QUEENSBURY ROBERT GARAY ALIVE GATESHEAD PETER GREENWOOD ALIVE UPTON ERIC HAMPSON ALIVE STOKE EDWARD HARDING ALIVE GUILDFORD ? REG HARRISON ALIVE DERBYSHIRE REG HIPKIN ALIVE KENT ? ALEX JACKSON BORN 1921 MAY BE ALIVE IN YORKSHIRE ARNOL JACKSON ALIVE MANCHESTER HENRY JONES BORN 1918 HARTLEPOOL JOHN MORRIS JONES BORN 1924 ALIVE JAMES PATRICK KELLY BORN 1925 MICHAEL J KELLY BORN 1920 ERYK KUBICKI ALIVE POLAND JOHN MCBRIDE BORN 1923 EMUIGRATED ? USA JOHN F NCCARTHY BORN 1922 EDWARD MCCREADIE WALSALL BORN 1924 ? JOHN SUTHERLAND MCDONALD NOTTS COUNTY EDWARD MARTIN BORN 1921 ALIVE IN ACCRINGTON ? WILLIAM MELLOR BORN 1925 JAMES RONAL MITCHELL DIED IN TORONTO BEFORE 2017 TOM MORAN BORN 1924 JOE OLIVER ALIVE HEXHAM WILLIAM ONEILL BORN 1919 JOHN O'SULLIVAN BORN 1922 probably died SAM PARKER BORN 1924 ALIVE ? WILLIAM PARKER brother of SAM alive ALF PATRICK ALIVE HENRY J POTTS BORN 1925 ALIVE WILLIAM DUNLOP REID ? WIFE DIED IN VANCOUVER 1980 HERBERT ROBINSON BORN 1922 RAY RUFFETT ALIVE ERIC SEARLE ALIVE FREDERICK ARTHUR SHARPE EMIGRATED AUSTRALIA 1949 WILLIAM SIMPSON AGE 100 ALIVE ? JAMES SMITH BORN 1/1/1920 WAS ALIVE 8 YEARS AGO IN BOLTON GEORGE G STEWART MAY BE ALIVE IN PERTH AGE 99 HARRY SUTHERLAND DIED IN AUSTRALIA YEAR UNKNOWN JAMES TAYLOR BORN 7TH APRIL 1925 JOHN TAYLOR BORN 24TH JUNE 1924 GEORGE THOMPSON BORN 5TH NOVEMBER 1913 JOHN TIGHE BORN 13TH MARCH 1923 JIHN VITTY ALIVE SYD WARD ALIVE / born 1923 JOHN WATLING ALIVE KEN WHITE born 1922 alive ERIC WILLIAMS BORN 10TH JULY 1921` JOHN WILLIAMS BORN 21/11/1925 ALIVE IN WALES FRANK WINTERS BORN 30TH OCTOBER 1923 VIVIAN WOODWARD EMIGRATED AUSTRALIALEN YOUNG BORN 1912 EMIGRATED AUSTRALIA PLAYERS BELOW NO BIRTHDATE KNOWN JAMES GRANT BRIGHTON 1947 SCOTS BORN ? WILLIAM JOHNSTON BARROW 1947 BORN IN GREENOCK SCOTLAND JACK PEAT WORKINGTON 1950S LIVED IN PAISLEY 1940S PLAYED IN SCOTLAND ALEX SHAW CREWE 1946 SCOTTISH KEN WILLIAMS WATFORD 1947 ROBERT WILSON WORKINGTON 1950S PLAYED FOR STIRLING BORN IN MOTHERWELL Perhaps someone can help with some of these Michael HERBERT WILLIAMS born 19th june 1925 emigrated to canada Graham Bailey does seem to still be alive, or he was last year but he's not at that address in Truro that you mentioned. I wrote to that Graham Bailey and have heard back today and it's not the same one. Do you have any more info on him by any chance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lsm 31 Posted February 9, 2021 19 hours ago, michaelf said: Thanks for that.there are 3 players born in 1921 who may be alive .they were recently. I hope there will be good news on them later this year Bob gray age 97 is alive in a recent post .I don't know he did war service Graham Thomas Bailey is alive .he is on 192.com with his third wife ! Ex huddersfield and Leeds At least 3 players born 1921 and it goes on Not him I'm afraid, I wrote to that Graham Bailey last week and received a reply, it's not the same one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lsm 31 Posted February 9, 2021 On 20/03/2020 at 10:01, michaelf said: Good morning my name is Michael Featherstone I work with Barry Hugman on Hugman's footballers and all of his football books. I have done a detailed search for footballers born pre 1931 John Lavery is alive I believe I spoke to him around 40 years ago his wife died in 2005 in Bradford. he is on 192.com living with his son Nigel find my past /ancestry only have 55% of births/deaths after 2007, to check all you need to go to Westminster archives it is easy to miss births but i'm convinced Lavery is the footballer Jim Smith Leyton Orient was alive in 2012 because their historian Neil Kaufman spoke to Jim Smith's sister in Bolton I have checked the microfiches from 2011 to 2018 but cannot find his entry but I say he might be alive as there are 1000's of Smith's Graham Bailey is 100 today. I say this because he lives in Truro and is the 2020 Electoral roll He had 2 sons in Yorkshire The sons married in Falmouth where one of his son's played for Falmouth town his wife died in 1985.he remarried in 1987 after moving to Truro and had 2 children .one born in 1991 that marriage broke up and he married Jan Davies in 1997 and lives with her and her children in addition Reginald Aspinall born 3rd June 1921 is alive and lives with his wife in Walsall William D reid's wife died in Canada in 1980 but I cannot find his death Can you provide a place and date of death for Stan Carr as I cannot find it Michael Featherstone Are you certain on this? I contacted that Graham Bailey last week and have today received a reply confirming it's not the same one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelf 24 Posted February 9, 2021 I will try to find his son On 05/02/2021 at 21:17, Octopus of Odstock said: Tom McGoldrick died 14th Jan 2018 after a long battle with dementia. No link I'm afraid. Thanks for that.there are 3 players born in 1921 who may be alive .they were recently. I hope there will be good news on them later this year Bob gray age 97 is alive in a recent post .I don't know he did war service Graham Thomas Bailey is alive .he is on 192.com with his third wife ! Ex huddersfield and Leeds At least 3 players born 1921 and it goes on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lsm 31 Posted February 9, 2021 3 hours ago, michaelf said: I will try to find his son Thanks for that.there are 3 players born in 1921 who may be alive .they were recently. I hope there will be good news on them later this year Bob gray age 97 is alive in a recent post .I don't know he did war service Graham Thomas Bailey is alive .he is on 192.com with his third wife ! Ex huddersfield and Leeds At least 3 players born 1921 and it goes on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted February 13, 2021 On 29/09/2019 at 11:23, Octopus of Odstock said: First Name Surname DoB Clubs Google Probate Other names Polly Ward 15/06/1929 Bradford PA, Bradford C, Kings Lynn alive alive Lawrence Whelan Whelan "Polly" Ward (wiki) has died aged 91. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted February 14, 2021 After the death of Tony Collins, Norwich City's historians announced Alan Woan as their oldest living player, with the belief David Proctor has died. Well whether its Proctor or not Its not Woan any more. https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2021/february/alan-woan-1931-2021/ Father of Ian Woan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelf 24 Posted February 14, 2021 I don't know about David Proctor. I believe he returned to Ireland 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
