Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted Monday at 14:47 Willie Sinclair Wiki, former Falkirk, Halifax, Huddersfield, Tranmere and Stirling winger, died last year. Initially, I thought he was still in Australia (due to the Wiki profile), but this article - from the Dundee Sunday Post confirmed he was now living in Fife (as of 2017) Scotland's People has this entry. Right age, right middle name and Dunfermline is in Fife. Bingo. SINCLAIR WILLIAM MEARNS 89 WRIGHT M 2023 433 / 451 Dunfermline 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted Monday at 20:05 Laurie Adams Wiki is being shown as having died on this website Watford's where are they now?. As they are pretty thorough and specialist, I'm inclined to believe one of the family would've contacted them direct. I can't find an obit notice but maybe someone can. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted Monday at 20:16 Meanwhile, definitely alive and featured on BBC News (for something else altogether) - Sylvan Anderton, ex-Reading and Chelsea - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjl54jddddo Recent picture of him too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted Monday at 21:46 Sadly, to counter Anderton, John Thomson of Hearts and Workington is dead. died in May last year. https://www.morganfuneral.com/memorials/john-thomson/5189473/ Surprisingly, nothing in his obituary about being a professional footballer, but given the date of birth and middle name, it's the same man. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gary1961 8 Posted Tuesday at 05:21 9 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Laurie Adams Wiki is being shown as having died on this website Watford's where are they now?. As they are pretty thorough and specialist, I'm inclined to believe one of the family would've contacted them direct. I can't find an obit notice but maybe someone can. Hi all...I'm a Watford fan and confirm that the information on wfc.net is correct. Laurie passed in April and I visited his widow recently. His son confirmed the date and where he passed. He was the oldest living Watford player at time of death. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,382 Posted Tuesday at 23:57 On 10/10/2024 at 01:17, Ulitzer95 said: @Octopus of Odstock, someone edited the Wiki page of Man Utd's oldest player Joe Lancaster (wiki) this evening to say that he died on 8th October, aged 98. The IP address looks credible but I'll leave it to you and Hugman's to make enquiries. Am I really right in thinking he was the 2nd oldest player we had a confirmed living status for, after Graham Bailey (born 1920)? That gap is huge! Going to call total bullshit on this one OoO to save us searching. The editor in question later reverted his own edit (looks like it was what is known on Wiki as a "test edit"). That and Man Utd would definitely not let 3 weeks pass without knowing that their oldest living player had died. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted Wednesday at 07:35 Albert Uytenboogaart, who was Charltons oldest living player died recently. https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/98799/oldest-living-addicks There is also a Facebook post from a South African football history society. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
