Rovers Goalscoring Quiz

[BillyStubbsTears]

1946/7 presumably Dutch?

[BillyStubbsTears]

Me old dad used to recite that squad to me but I'm buggered if I can remember the second striker.

[Dutch Uncle]

1946/7 presumably Dutch?

Yep - 123 league goals scored plus 11 FA Cup goals. Clarrie Jordan set the club record of 44 goals in all competitions (42 Lg + 2 FAC) and poor old Paul Todd scored 27 goals (24 in the League) and was nowhere near topscorer. However the next season he was topscorer................ with only 8 goals!

Others who scored 20+ without being topscorer, other than Alick mentioned above, were Reg Baines (21 in 1934-5 behind Albert Turner with 26), Alfie Hale with 21 (including 4 in the 10-0 against Darlo) in 1963-4 behind Colin Booth with 24, and Kitch with 24 in 1975-6 behind Big Bren with 28. 

13 out of 15. Just 2 more players who have been topscorer 3 or more times..........

[BillyStubbsTears]

Paul Todd! That was him.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Was Alick top scorer 3 times?

[RedJ]

1997/98?

[The Red Baron]

1946/7 presumably Dutch?

Yep - 123 league goals scored plus 11 FA Cup goals. Clarrie Jordan set the club record of 44 goals in all competitions (42 Lg + 2 FAC) and poor old Paul Todd scored 27 goals (24 in the League) and was nowhere near topscorer. However the next season he was topscorer................ with only 8 goals!

Others who scored 20+ without being topscorer, other than Alick mentioned above, were Reg Baines (21 in 1934-5 behind Albert Turner with 26), Alfie Hale with 21 (including 4 in the 10-0 against Darlo) in 1963-4 behind Colin Booth with 24, and Kitch with 24 in 1975-6 behind Big Bren with 28. 

13 out of 15. Just 2 more players who have been topscorer 3 or more times..........

Eddie McMorran?

[Dutch Uncle]

Was Alick top scorer 3 times?

4 times including once equal 

Also the longest gap between first (1956-7) and last (1968-9) occasions of being topscorer

14 out of 15

[Dutch Uncle]

1997/98?

Prince Moncrieffe! If we had a Nick Knowles who dares wins tie-break type question to name Rovers post 1980 seasons' leading goalscorers I reckon he would challenge Dino Maamria to be the last answer......

[Dutch Uncle]

1946/7 presumably Dutch?

Yep - 123 league goals scored plus 11 FA Cup goals. Clarrie Jordan set the club record of 44 goals in all competitions (42 Lg + 2 FAC) and poor old Paul Todd scored 27 goals (24 in the League) and was nowhere near topscorer. However the next season he was topscorer................ with only 8 goals!

Others who scored 20+ without being topscorer, other than Alick mentioned above, were Reg Baines (21 in 1934-5 behind Albert Turner with 26), Alfie Hale with 21 (including 4 in the 10-0 against Darlo) in 1963-4 behind Colin Booth with 24, and Kitch with 24 in 1975-6 behind Big Bren with 28. 

13 out of 15. Just 2 more players who have been topscorer 3 or more times..........

Eddie McMorran?

Right era TRB, but Eddie was never a season's topscorer

[drfchound]

Me old dad used to recite that squad to me but I'm buggered if I can remember the second striker.

Haggert F.  Haggerty R.   Tompkins    Noble    Carrick    Dewhurst    Cropper.......   - oh, i am sorry, that was Barnstoneworth United.

[Dutch Uncle]

Me old dad used to recite that squad to me but I'm buggered if I can remember the second striker.

Haggert F.  Haggerty R.   Tompkins    Noble    Carrick    Dewhurst    Cropper.......   - oh, i am sorry, that was Barnstoneworth United.

Pugh, Pugh, Barney-McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb????

[BillyStubbsTears]

Bert Tindill?

[Dutch Uncle]

Bert Tindill?

4 times topscorer including 2 occasions jointly

 

Final Answers:
1.   Tom Keetley 6
2.   Alick Jeffrey 4 (including 1 equal), Bert Tindill 4 (incl 2 eq), Peter Kitchen 3, P.Heffernan 3, Billy Sharp 3
3.   Paul Todd 24+3=27 in 1946-7
4.   Stan 'Dizzy'Burton 54, James Coppinger 47 (or 46)
5.   Tom Keetley 284, Tommy Tynan 254, Ernie Moss 245, Kerry Dixon 231 and Peter Doherty 207

Many thanks for all your contributions

Is there any interest in another quiz in say a week's time?

[BillyStubbsTears]

Dutch. Brilliant. One a week for the rest of the summer please.

[RedJ]

Is there any interest in another quiz in say a week's time?

Maybe with a different theme though?

Christ knows what, mind.

[roversdude]

Thanks Dutch that was very informative
Yes please to quiz

[BobG]

I can see you now Brian:) I bet you're in your element! A cracking thread - apart from the fact it's proved the paucity of my knowledge....

BobG