What's It All About

[AlonzoDrake]

Dutch or TRB -- one is rare, but we now have two Alfies on the books. Have there been any others since my schoolboy hero in the 60s, Alfie Hale? And I would guess there have been no Alberts on the books since the mercurial Broadbent!

[RedJ]

I want to know how many Keiths we've had.

[Bentley Bullet]

What about James's?

[Dutch Uncle]

I know how many Alonzo's we've had..............that any good?

I am pretty sure we have had no Aflie's or Albert's in the last 20 years.

Edit:

Broadbent and Hale were the most recent Albert and Alfie

Other Alfie's:
Alf Calverley 1947-52
Alf Matthews 1933
Alf Wilkinson 1902

Other Albert's:
Albert Bint 1934-35
Albert Hunter 1932-33
Albert Malam 1936-45
Albert Minton 1958
Albert Robinson  1902
Albert Sarson 1945-51
Albert Sissons 1923-25
Albert Smith 1924
Albert Turner 1933-36
Albert Walker 1938-44

Not many then 

I guess Albert was popular through Victoria's reign through to about 1950.

[Bristol Red Rover]

Carl Alford?

Otherwise there was:
Alf Calverley 47-53
Alf Matthews 33-34
Alfred Smelt 15-1?
Alf Butler 06-0?
Alf Wilkinson 04-05

Other Alberts:
Albert Valentine 38
Albert Shears 23-24
Albert Waterson 09-?
Albert Hoyle 1890-?
Albert Attree 1890-98?
Albert Jenkins 1879-86?

[DaveDRFC]

It's bound to get more and more common, Alfie has been one of the top kid's names for a while now. On the flip side, we probably aren't going to see that many Keith's or Barry's playing for us in the near future.

[German Rover]

By my reckoning Barry Richardson was the last Barry, no idea about the last Keith though!

[Silkscarf]

It puzzled me for a while a few years ago why every young player seemed to be called Jamie, a name I'd never heard before. Then I realised. Your name's James lad, so stick to it or change it, don't give me this 'Jamie' nonsense. Same with 'Robbie' - get it right son, it's Bob or Bobby!

[Bristol Red Rover]

You tell 'em Silkie 

[roversam]

How many Charlies since Charlie Williams and Alicks Since Alick Jeffrey.

[drfc1951]

I want to know how many Keiths we've had.

Ripley, Lindsay, Kettleborough. Mottershead, Webber.
Cant think of anymore

[Dagenham Rover]

I want to know how many Keiths we've had.

Dont know about Keiths but weve had some Lemons 

[anne honemous]

Gary's are a dying breed as well.

Think about it. How many kids/young footballers, aged 20 or under, do you know who are called Gary nowadays?

No one wants to be in Gary's Gang anymore!

[Draytonian III]

In the 70's every team seemed to have at least one Alan/Allan

Clarke
Ball
Mullery
Murray

[Filo]

In the 70's every team seemed to have at least one Alan/Allan

Clarke
Ball
Mullery
Murray

Only another 88 teams to go 😀😀😀

[IDM]

In the 70's every team seemed to have at least one Alan/Allan

Clarke
Ball
Mullery
Murray

Little??

[RedJ]

Gary's are a dying breed as well.

Think about it. How many kids/young footballers, aged 20 or under, do you know who are called Gary nowadays?

No one wants to be in Gary's Gang anymore!

I'd rather call my first born son Gary than bloody Keith.

[Herman Hessian]

Mike Hunt ?

[Bristol Red Rover]

Gary's are a dying breed as well.

Think about it. How many kids/young footballers, aged 20 or under, do you know who are called Gary nowadays?

No one wants to be in Gary's Gang anymore!

I'd rather call my first born son Gary than bloody Keith.

Donny players named as such, from the Rovers Players list on wiki:
Garry 13
Keith 7

[Draytonian III]

Gary Kimble !!!!!! I think he had a good game at Preston on the plastic pitch, we won 2-0 . The whole bus got in for nothing as there was a supporters match before hand and they thought we were all playing, I remember Bernie Bouldry played