[Albion] Name a unique or random thing that has happened at this football club

[Sheebo]

Paul Holsgrove - signed by Nobby Horton on a free, sold to Hibs the same transfer window for £113k without playing a game.

Ah bit before my time - didn’t know that one.

 

[portlock seagull]

First club to have a player with his nob hanging out in the Squad photo featured in a national magazine.

Not to be confused with a load of nobs hanging out in the Squad photo, which is essentially the Crystal Palace team picture at the start of every season.

 

[Reinelt 62]

Getting a gate of 22,229 for a meaningless reserve team game...

 

[Horses Arse]

Fans fawning over a CEO because he writes long emails

 

[jackanada]

Experienced the same level of outrage at losing their bottle tops as losing their ground.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

We have played in both an all white kit and an all black kit.

 

[Bodian]

We have played in both an all white kit and an all black kit.

I suspect Leeds may have done so as well. Didn't they play in all black at the Amex this year?

 

[Bodian]

edit - indeed they did. Unless you count the orange stripe.

 

[pasty]

Unless it's been broken since Oct 2018, we hold the Premier League record for the oldest pair to combine for a goal

Murray (35 years and 32 days) scoring from a Bruno (38 years and 25 days) cross.

 

[el punal]

Team photo with meat and two veg on display must be quite unique as well.

Was there a vegetarian option?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

83/84 season we had three Young's in our squad

 

[Jeremiah]

The only Club to have employed a manager (Brian Clough) who once scored 5 goals against them in their record league defeat (Middlesbrough 0-9 1958) . I think

 

[Baldseagull]

Not sure it's unique, not heard of it elsewhere, but it's not likely to be publicised. We once had a player unavailable because of injury, self inflicted through a personal male grooming accident, unclear whether a razor or depilatory cream was to blame. At the time, I heard it was depilatory cream causing his nuts to swell up badly.

Mattock

Ok, a strange injury is what the word is. The press conference with Gus caused a chuckle or two. Obviously something embarrising? What can our broadminded NSC fellows speculate on?. Got caught dogging by his Mrs and she slammed it in the car door!

www.northstandchat.com

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

The only Club to have employed a manager (Brian Clough) who once scored 5 goals against them in their record league defeat (Middlesbrough 0-9 1958) . I think

I was chatting to an older gentleman at a Darlington game last season.
Quite how much older he was became apparent when he told me he first heard of Brighton when Brian Clough [and I'm fully expecting him to say "became your manager" at this point] scored 5 against us in a game.