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The Albions first promotion winning team, can any of you old fans name all those in the picture?
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[Albion] First ever Albion promotion winning team 1957/58
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Bloke in the middle with white shirt, dark jersey is Colin W*nker.
Top left is Goebbels.
Below him is Johnny Hallyday and the chap leaning on him is absolutely muntered. Definitely double-dropped and it's kicked in big time. Skalak could learn a thing or two from him about celebrating promotion.
Top left is Goebbels.
Below him is Johnny Hallyday and the chap leaning on him is absolutely muntered. Definitely double-dropped and it's kicked in big time. Skalak could learn a thing or two from him about celebrating promotion.
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Back row in the middle and fourth from the left is Don Bates who as a medium pacer also played cricket for Sussex.
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Correct
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Very good, the Whitburn was in fact Ken Whitfield . So that just leaves the two full backs, one top left back row and and the face between the Chairman and Adrian Thorne, also the centre forward standing in front of Glen Wilson.
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I was one year old but fully committed to be ALBION for the foreseeable future 
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Roy Jennings is next to Dennis Foreman. He was still playing into the 60's
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Ah, takes me back. I had this card at junior school. RJ was my first Albion hero. A proper centre half.
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He was as hard as nails, like many of that era.
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sorry I can only remember this far back.
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That was a great night. That match I believe won us the Fourth Division Championship and the 5 forwards listed in that programme all scored double figures that season. One of the most memorable seasons for me.
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Your Mumm in the front!
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I can remember that promotion in the late 50's . I was too young to be a fan, Dad did not go , and no tv football or net of course. It was a big local event though . Does my memory deceive or were there Albion pics and commemorative signs along Brighton seafront?
When I started attending games Frankie Howard was groundsman and Glen Wilson was with the club staff. Loyal servants...
When I started attending games Frankie Howard was groundsman and Glen Wilson was with the club staff. Loyal servants...
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Yes. What a great goalscorer he was for us, 61 goals in 126 games.
So just the full back now left to get, he is the one top left.