Number 9s

[wardy16]

Ive been asked to write an article about Rovers best and worst number 9s.

I can think of recent ones such as Akinfenwa and Paul Barnes but I don't know of any from the past such as the 60s or 70s etc.

If anyone knows of any I'd be grateful of any help!

Thanks 

[dumbroofer]

big bren o'callaghan 70,s
him and peter kitchen one of the best double acts i witnessed at the old belle view

[newyankee]

 Eddie McMorran, Jimmy Walker, John Regan, Laurie Sheffield, Alan Warboys, Brian Deane to begin with, more to follow.

[drfc1951]

Tony Leighton my first Rovers hero, Ray Deans Alan Brown ChrisBrowns dad.

[newyankee]

 Activating brain, nearly as old as some of these players.

Clarrie Jordan, Ray Harrison, Alex Tait and Tony Leighton. I'll try to keep the old matter going but I seem to think in the old days we didn't have many typical No 9's we seemed to get more goals from an old fashioned five man front line.

[RedJ]

Brooker should be easy

[drfc1951]

2 more from early 60s John Nibloe and Brian Westlake

[wilts rover]

Terry (Tracy) Austin, one of the worst players ever to play for Rovers, early 1980's. I see he is now a financial adviser - he should know about that because he robbed a living from us.

[wardy16]

Thanks guys, that's been a really big help. I'll post a link to the article when it's complete, should be around this time next week.

 

[StocksArmy]

Darren Byfield. And wasnt that Hines 9 aswell. Anyway bag od sh**e!!

[DC-]

Maamia, Kirkwood, Duerden ... sure they all held the number 9 at some time.

[DC-]

Neil Campbell? He was dreamy.

[Bretby Rover]

Arthur Adey, did Colin Booth wear the 9 shirt?

[drfc1951]

Iseem to remember Colin Booth wearing the number 8 shirt,inside right position.

[newyankee]

 Your right 1951, we got Colin Booth and a winger in a deal from Forest. We also had Jimmy Fernie who sometimes wore number nine but more often played on the right wing.

  Johnny Nibloe died in a road accident I seem to remember. I think he came from Sheffield, eirther the Blades or Owls.

[newyankee]

 Another player to wear number nine but also 8 and 10 was Johnny Ballagher from Wednesday also.

[RedJ]

Wasn't Rigo a 9?

[wardy16]

Thanks again everyone!

[Ldr]

Tommy Keetley, nuff said

[Monkcaster_Rover]

Guy Ipoua? Was he a number 9 at some point? If so he's gotta be up there as one of the worst

[Derby Viking]

David Jones and (after Jones' neck had an arguement with a monkey wrench) there was Johnny Muir

[Highland Rover]

Best ....Clarrie Jordan , Tom Keetley , Colin Douglas spring to mind

Worst....Billy Stubbs , Paul Williams and plenty others !!!

[timdrfc]

Carl Alford ..... we certainly curtailed his goalscoring career in the conference

[idler]

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned little Alfie Hale.
He actually played for Ireland during his stay with us.
I think that John Nibloe signed for us from Stoke City but had played for Sheffield United.
He was still doing national service when he came.

[redandwhitewizard]

worst ever = peter heritage! (but was he a No. 9)

[ridgewoodrover]

yes  the  wing  cmdr  has to be up their, hiney pops into  the ridgewood now & then ,  his memory   of his  rovers  career  is  certainly different from mine.