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Dazzza

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« on: Friday, May 26, 2006, 22:17:08 »

Does anyone know please?
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« Reply #1 on: Friday, May 26, 2006, 23:28:24 »

No. But John Trollope will be signing his new biography in WHSmith tomorrow morning if that helps.
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« Reply #2 on: Friday, May 26, 2006, 23:31:34 »

Thanks r4e, I bet that really helps  Wink
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday, May 27, 2006, 10:14:54 »

I have no idea. I have seen some sites about before which detail every player who played for every club; don't know the website addresses but even if I did then you'd have to go through every player and check dob; see if they're dead etc.

I'll have a complete guess at Sam Burton who will be 80 this year; I know he's still alive. There must be older ex-players than that around though.
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, May 28, 2006, 11:02:29 »

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« Reply #5 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 00:46:47 »

Alex Ferguson?

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/ForceFrames.htm?http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=FERGUSOA
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 01:00:15 »

How about Don Howe.

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« Reply #7 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 01:05:41 »

Don HOWE
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Date of birth: Monday, November 26, 1917
Period at Swindon: 1939/1940 (guest)
Nationality:   England
 
Usual position: Right Half Back

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Other positions: Inside Left, Left Half Back.
Playing career: Whitehall Printeries, Bolton Wanderers, SWINDON TOWN (guest).
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Guested during the 1939/1940 wartime season.
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 01:13:25 »

are they still alive then?

am I reading this wrong?
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 03:24:21 »

Alex Ferguson manages Manchester United, of course, and Don Howe is still in the Arsenal set up......................................I don't that either of them actually played for Swindon Town, though.


Don Howe used to smile more during the team photo, than during the rest of the season, ....................all of the team were behind the ball.
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 14:02:04 »

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Does anyone know please?


 Been giving this a bit of thought and its a difficult one.

 Working on the basis that  the player would be most likely to have played in the early 30's...they'd most likely been born around the time of the Great War, making them into their 90's.

 But its the finding out if they're still alive that's difficult.

  Old cricketers like Les Berry are easy to do because Wisden is hot on this sort of thing....a candidate would be someone like Billy Lucas, who's a hero in Newport and Swansea, and an ex Welsh International, he'd be about 98 if still alive.

 Can't find any site though that records deaths of Welsh internationals....suppose you could go to  a Newport County website and ask.
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 16:27:48 »

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Alex Ferguson manages Manchester United, of course, and Don Howe is still in the Arsenal set up......................................I don't that either of them actually played for Swindon Town, though.


Don Howe used to smile more during the team photo, than during the rest of the season, ....................all of the team were behind the ball.


 

I think your find it's a different Alex Ferguson!!! The one who played for Swindon was born in 1903 making him 103 now  
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 20:27:49 »

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Alex Ferguson manages Manchester United, of course


Of course indeed, you fucking twat did you read the link  :roll:
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, May 29, 2006, 22:41:10 »

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Alex Ferguson manages Manchester United, of course


Of course indeed, you fucking twat did you read the link  :roll:




Outstanding, still going at 103.  Didn't think he looked much over 72.

During interviews, Don Howe used to give the impression that he had already passed away.
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, May 30, 2006, 15:28:33 »

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I have no idea. I have seen some sites about before which detail every player who played for every club; don't know the website addresses but even if I did then you'd have to go through every player and check dob; see if they're dead etc.

I'll have a complete guess at Sam Burton who will be 80 this year; I know he's still alive. There must be older ex-players than that around though.


i think this is the site you are talking about http://allfootballers.com/ but you have to go through season by season, player by player to find out when they died

the oldest i can see so far is Ben Morton, born 1910, played for STFC from 1937-1939

apparently he was swindon's first ever four-figure signing too
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