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full squad of donny born rovers players???
« on March 26, 2010, 02:04:06 pm by not on facebook »
my memory is not that upto scratch on rovers players past and present who were born in
doncaster and played for the rovers.

i will throw a couple in to kick things off

1.....RHODES/SAMWAYS
2.....MELL
3.....ATKINS
4.....uzelac/LISTER
5.....brookes/HIRD
6.....MAKEPEACE
7.....
8.....rankin/RAVENHILL
9.....BROWN
10....elwiss
11....HARLE

12....LEE
13....BURTON
14....BATES
15....LIMBER
16....WEAVER
17....MUIRHEAD
18....JONES

manager....JOHN BIRD

HAVE ADDED MY NON SELECTIONS VIA BIG LETTERS



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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #1 on March 26, 2010, 02:15:21 pm by danrover82 »
Steve Lster, Sam Hird

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #2 on March 26, 2010, 02:15:26 pm by Filo »
Chris Brown

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #3 on March 26, 2010, 02:22:26 pm by Filo »
Ben Muirhead

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #4 on March 26, 2010, 02:25:10 pm by DonnyNoel »
Ricky Ravenhill
Mark Atkins
Steve Burton
Simon Weaver
Nicky Limber
David Jones (the one in the conference)

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #5 on March 26, 2010, 02:25:11 pm by Filo »
Mick Bates

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« Reply #6 on March 26, 2010, 02:25:55 pm by Filo »
Gary Lee

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #7 on March 26, 2010, 02:27:25 pm by DonnyNoel »
Robert Betts

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #8 on March 26, 2010, 02:36:32 pm by not on facebook »
was john bird the former york manager,played for newcastle, doncaster utd..

did he not play for rovers and was born in doncaster

if so he can be put in as manager


who was burton,lee,bates,betts and what position did they play aqnd what era

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #9 on March 26, 2010, 02:42:02 pm by DonnyNoel »
Craig Nelthorpe

(and by cheating on wiki....)
Stuart Mell
Wilf Bott

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #10 on March 26, 2010, 02:43:50 pm by DonnyNoel »
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was john bird the former york manager,played for newcastle, doncaster utd..

did he not play for rovers and was born in doncaster

if so he can be put in as manager


who was burton,lee,bates,betts and what position did they play aqnd what era


Steve Burton was a striker, played the last season in the conference after being released by Ipswich and a few games in L2.

Betts was the 15 year old midfielder who played towards the end of the relegation season 97/98 and moved to Coventry not long after.

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #11 on March 26, 2010, 02:46:05 pm by Filo »
oslorovers wrote:
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was john bird the former york manager,played for newcastle, doncaster utd..

did he not play for rovers and was born in doncaster

if so he can be put in as manager


who was burton,lee,bates,betts and what position did they play aqnd what era



Mick Bates Leeds [player from the Revie era

Gary Lee left back from Bremner days and understudy to Glyn Snodin

Robert Betts, sold to Coventry when the fire starter was here, some relation to Maurice Setters, i think

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #12 on March 26, 2010, 02:46:08 pm by not on facebook »
betts did coventry not pay or say they did not have to pay for said player

to which what was thwe outcome

DonnyNoel

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #13 on March 26, 2010, 02:47:22 pm by DonnyNoel »
I think compensation laws were more of a grey area then but I think we got a few grand for him in the end.

Andy Rhodes - keeper.

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« Reply #14 on March 26, 2010, 02:48:53 pm by not on facebook »
recall sturat mell

but who was wilf botl???


andy rhodes how did i forget him went to barnsley i think

DonnyNoel

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #15 on March 26, 2010, 02:50:59 pm by DonnyNoel »
Wilf Bott was born in Edlo in 1907 apparently.

John Ryan  ;)

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #16 on March 26, 2010, 02:55:47 pm by SkellowRover »
Would you class thrybergh as being in the Doncaster Borough as its close enough anyway? if so both snods.

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #17 on March 26, 2010, 02:56:00 pm by DonnyNoel »
One more cheat from Wiki - Barry Swallow - early 60's.

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« Reply #18 on March 26, 2010, 02:56:48 pm by DonnyNoel »
SkellowRover wrote:
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Would you class thrybergh as being in the Doncaster Borough as its close enough anyway? if so both snods.


Theres a few Mexborough and Conisborough born as well I think.

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #19 on March 26, 2010, 03:05:56 pm by Townender »
Steve Reed edlo.

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #20 on March 26, 2010, 03:06:55 pm by irishcontingent »
Graham Hyde
Kevin Keegan.

Oh and Malc webster and the Arsenal under age sex guy ( name eludes me ).

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #21 on March 26, 2010, 03:17:02 pm by Savvy »
Stuart Cannell Graham Cawthorne Billy Mordue

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #22 on March 26, 2010, 03:20:28 pm by SkellowRover »
3 more local born lads are:
Alan Warboys - Goldthorpe
Billy Whitehurst - Thurnscoe
and of course the legend that is:
Peter Kitchen - Mexborough

Also i know its not doncaster but it is fairly local and our all time greatest player:
Alick Jeffrey - Rawmarsh

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #23 on March 26, 2010, 03:59:52 pm by SingingPostman »
Reece Nicholson - speedy winger from late 50's/early 60's

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #24 on March 26, 2010, 04:04:23 pm by not on facebook »
kitchen yes as mexboro is doncaster in my book

as for rawmarsh,glodthorpe,thurnscoe i think the book is still open.


as for hyde and keegan they did not ever play for rovers iam sure

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #25 on March 26, 2010, 04:20:25 pm by irishcontingent »
oslorovers wrote:
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kitchen yes as mexboro is doncaster in my book

as for rawmarsh,glodthorpe,thurnscoe i think the book is still open.


as for hyde and keegan they did not ever play for rovers iam sure


Jesus did you NEVER see a DRFC 11 play in Friendlies Oslo.  :(  :(  :( . Actually i admit i am stupid. I didnt read thread title properly. :blush:  :blush:  :blush:

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #26 on March 26, 2010, 04:28:25 pm by graingrover »
Alick jeffrey ... born Rawmarsh but hey!

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« Reply #27 on March 26, 2010, 04:31:45 pm by not on facebook »
irishcontingent.....no worrys fella, i type of said to me sen that you more than
likely miss read the thread

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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #28 on March 26, 2010, 04:47:13 pm by idler »
Willie Watson, John Flowers,Barry Staton,
Brian Makepeace, Ray Veal, John Meredith, Freddy Taylor,Steve Uzelac, Stan Brookes.
Was Darius Henderson born in Rosso. Graham Rix was I think.
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Re:full squad of donny born rovers players???
« Reply #29 on March 26, 2010, 05:16:54 pm by swain_drfc »
Anyone know want they are up to now?

Nicky Limber is a sports teacher at Danum school I know that

 

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