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Author Topic: Best ever Brummie player?  (Read 19191 times)

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #45 on: July 14, 2015, 09:16:22 AM »
Billy Walker is our highest ever scorer so must be a contender.

Wednesbury born and bred. Black Country . Nothing to do with Birmingham. Its John Devey for me. Born in Newtown Birmingham and died in Birmingham.

Offline ZhongYi

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #46 on: February 17, 2016, 01:44:53 PM »
Gerry Hitchens?

according to the BBC Villa Story video, he was proper class! but also amazing to see on Wikipedia that he also played for Kiddie, Worcester City and Merthyr Tydfil


Online eric woolban woolban

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #47 on: February 23, 2016, 09:56:00 PM »
Tony Daley wasn't too shabby either.

Offline Dave Pountney

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #48 on: February 23, 2016, 10:09:10 PM »
No mention of Gabby Agbonlahor? Villa's highest ever Premier League goalscorer.

I've lit the blue touch paper and will now retire.

 ;)

Offline scott arms

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #49 on: April 24, 2016, 05:47:08 PM »
Tony daley

Offline PeterWithe

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #50 on: April 24, 2016, 10:02:43 PM »
Gerry Hitchens?

according to the BBC Villa Story video, he was proper class! but also amazing to see on Wikipedia that he also played for Kiddie, Worcester City and Merthyr Tydfil



Always thought he was from Shropshire, could be wrong

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #51 on: April 24, 2016, 10:07:54 PM »
He was born near Cannock.

Offline walsall villain

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #52 on: April 24, 2016, 10:09:27 PM »
Gerry Hitchens?

according to the BBC Villa Story video, he was proper class! but also amazing to see on Wikipedia that he also played for Kiddie, Worcester City and Merthyr Tydfil



Always thought he was from Shropshire, could be wrong
when young moved and grew up near Bridgnorth I think.

Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #53 on: April 25, 2016, 11:21:25 AM »
Gerry Hitchens?

according to the BBC Villa Story video, he was proper class! but also amazing to see on Wikipedia that he also played for Kiddie, Worcester City and Merthyr Tydfil



Always thought he was from Shropshire, could be wrong
when young moved and grew up near Bridgnorth I think.

Born in Staffordshire and moved to then played for Highley (of the Denso 39-0 fame).

Offline DesBremner

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #54 on: April 25, 2016, 11:45:12 AM »
It's a straight toss up between Isaiah Osbourne and Darren Byfield...


Darren Byfield has just retired
Last game for Solihull Moors last week and he scored
he still looks a cut above the players around him and at 41/42 (?) years old is fitter than most of our first team look now

Offline peter w

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #55 on: April 25, 2016, 11:47:26 AM »
By far and away Gary Shaw. If we're stretching into Greater Birmingham then Duncan Edwards would get a shout.

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #56 on: April 25, 2016, 12:28:00 PM »
Billy Walker is our highest ever scorer so must be a contender.

Wednesbury born and bred. Black Country . Nothing to do with Birmingham. Its John Devey for me. Born in Newtown Birmingham and died in Birmingham.

If it has a Birmingham postcode, it's in Birmingham.

Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #57 on: April 25, 2016, 12:58:45 PM »
Billy Walker is our highest ever scorer so must be a contender.

Wednesbury born and bred. Black Country . Nothing to do with Birmingham. Its John Devey for me. Born in Newtown Birmingham and died in Birmingham.

If it has a Birmingham postcode, it's in Birmingham.

Wednesbury's got a Walsall postcode ay it?

Offline oldhill_avfc

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #58 on: April 26, 2016, 01:51:01 AM »
By far and away Gary Shaw. If we're stretching into Greater Birmingham then Duncan Edwards would get a shout.

Does Greater Birmingham exist?

Even if does then Dudley will never, ever, be part of it.

Offline AVH87

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Re: Best ever Brummie player?
« Reply #59 on: April 26, 2016, 01:18:02 PM »
By far and away Gary Shaw. If we're stretching into Greater Birmingham then Duncan Edwards would get a shout.

Does Greater Birmingham exist?

Even if does then Dudley will never, ever, be part of it.

Why not? I've lived here for about a year now and I'd have thought it was exactly the sort of place that would form part of a Greater Birmingham, if it ever happened.

 


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