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Title: 1972
Post by: albie on October 22, 2020, 10:44:51 pm: Team photo from 1972;
https://twitter.com/FootballThen/status/1308872363694534660/photo/1

Who is the player next to keeper Glen Johnson, on his left?
I worked my way through all the others, but this lad has me stumped.

Great kit that was as well.
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: idler on October 22, 2020, 11:00:54 pm: Is it Kim Book? He was a keeper for us about that time.
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: richtherover on October 22, 2020, 11:10:25 pm: Kim Book is on Glen Johnson's right. I think it might be Adam Mitchell, who showed great promise but faded away.
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: albie on October 23, 2020, 02:11:59 pm: I can't remember Adam Mitchell at all.
Did he make the first team?

The other one I was having trouble with is the blond lad on the end of the front row.
Almost gave up, then the name Charlie Morrison popped up. I don't think he did too much.
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: tyke1962 on October 23, 2020, 02:20:35 pm: Where's Coppinger ?

:thumbsup:
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: idler on October 23, 2020, 06:37:23 pm: Quote from: tyke1962 on October 23, 2020, 02:20:35 pm
Where's Coppinger ?

:thumbsup:
He was at his 21st birthday party.😉
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: phil o sophical on October 23, 2020, 07:52:02 pm: I think its Alan Impey
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: richtherover on October 23, 2020, 10:55:32 pm: Done a bit of digging. Well done Phil, player next to GJ is indeed Alan Impey and yes, blond lad in front is one Charlie Morrison. Don't remember him at all. Maybe his only appearance was for the team photo?
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: EasyforDennis on October 23, 2020, 11:27:47 pm: Quote from: phil o sophical on October 23, 2020, 07:52:02 pm
I think its Alan Impey

Correct. It is Alan Impey
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: albie on October 23, 2020, 11:45:32 pm: Was he a full back from Bristol Rovers?
I can't remember him playing, but maybe my memory has just blanked it out!
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: EasyforDennis on October 24, 2020, 07:53:38 am: The Doncaster Rovers 1972/73 squad: Back (l-r): Stan Brookes, Stephen Uzelac, Ian Branfoot, Brian Usher, Chris Rabjohn, Graham Watson, Brian Joy. Middle (l-r): Stephen Wignall, Mike Elwiss, Graham Moore, Kim Brooke, Glan Johnson, Alan Impey, John Haseldon, Harold Wilcockson. Front (l-r): Peter Kitchen, Archie Irvine, Stephen Briggs, Charlie Morrison.
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: phil o sophical on October 24, 2020, 09:08:43 am: Quote from: richtherover on October 23, 2020, 10:55:32 pm
Done a bit of digging. Well done Phil, player next to GJ is indeed Alan Impey and yes, blond lad in front is one Charlie Morrison. Don't remember him at all. Maybe his only appearance was for the team photo?

Don't think Charlie Morrison was here for much more than a season. He came from Chelsea in the Maurice Setters era
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: Highland Rover on October 24, 2020, 09:40:00 am: Charlie Morrison , went back to his native north east and played non-league in the area for Stockton , Gateshead and Crook town amongst others .
Title: Re: 1972
Post by: phil o sophical on October 24, 2020, 09:50:08 am: If you played with a half decent non-league team back then there wasn't much difference financially between them and the lower tiers of the football league mainly thanks to "expenses"