A Great Keeper Gordon Banks Remembered

[Harry Bullocks]

2nd game, rightly mentioned above was 18th May, 1972.....both Gordon Banks & John Farmer are listed in the programme...being a testimonial, I'm not sure if either one, or both , played a part................

 

[Zeuss]

Not like nowadays then. Rooney scored virtually 10% of all his England goals against San Marino and another 20% against very weak teams including Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein and Scotland.

Yes. But back in the 50’s and 60’s Scotland were a very good team,so I was fortunate to be at Wembley in 1961 to see a Haynes-Greaves-Robson inspired England thrash them 9-3.Charlton played in the forward-line at outside-left and failed to score.

 

[LCBB72]

Were there not two matches vs Stoke for Tony Bentley ?

Farmer was at Stoke for a long while and could have played in either/both.

Lawrie Leslie could have played in only the first one.

(Lawrie Leslie's career ran to some 332 matches (including 13 for Southend) which is remarkable given his propensity to break limbs - a trait which started early in life when he was run over by a truck and nearly lost the ability to walk!)

Thinking back I am sure that Lawrie played for Southend against Stoke , if I remember right there is a picture of both teams before kickoff , I think it was in a Southend hand book and Lawrie is standing in his kit in the front of the photo .

 

[Stuart W]

So Bobby Charlton wasn't world class, but Peter Thompson was.
Do me a favour.

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Thinking back I am sure that Lawrie played for Southend against Stoke , if I remember right there is a picture of both teams before kickoff , I think it was in a Southend hand book and Lawrie is standing in his kit in the front of the photo .

Correct Simon, Handbook from 1972-73(page 55) shows Lawrie Leslie in his kit alongside Frank Walton also in the photo is John Roberts so maybe they both played.

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Were there not two matches vs Stoke for Tony Bentley ?

Farmer was at Stoke for a long while and could have played in either/both.

Lawrie Leslie could have played in only the first one.

(Lawrie Leslie's career ran to some 332 matches (including 13 for Southend) which is remarkable given his propensity to break limbs - a trait which started early in life when he was run over by a truck and nearly lost the ability to walk!)

According to the match programme for the first Tony Bentley Testimonial Lawrie Leslie was in goal for Stoke City that night. I also believe both John Ritchie & Harry Burrows played in both May '66 & May '72.?

 

[LCBB72]

Correct Simon, Handbook from 1972-73(page 55) shows Lawrie Leslie in his kit alongside Frank Walton also in the photo is John Roberts so maybe they both played.

Thank you Dave ,