[Albion] Who was the first Albion player you met?

[1066familyman]

George Parris on a Sussex FA Youth Module coaching course.

The only other one was Steve Cook as his brother was working at our place and he came to visit. This was just after THAT game against Man City at Withdean when we DUMPED them out of the cup

I'm fact, these are the only two professional football players I've ever met. Result that they both happened to be Albion players

 

[Brownstuff]

Probably Tony Meola at the top of George Street in Hove
I can't recall anyone earlier than that, we also didn't exactly meet, me and my mates just shouted at him and he seemed pretty happy with our chance encounter

 

[Alfagull]

Gerry Ryan in the Witch Inn, Lindfield (unsurprisingly,!)

 

[Beach Hut]

Joe Corrigan, in a pub in Rottingdean

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Peter Ward in Buckingham Park in Shoreham. He was out walking his dog. I was star struck.

 

[golddene]

Lawro and Gary Williams, well, I say met, I served them lunch and drinks, they were with their respective partners at the Bridge pub in Shoreham where I worked part time when my ' in laws' were running it ! Late 70s /early 80s.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Peter O’Sullivan, he wanted to talk about anything other than football!,

He's mine as well. He gave me a nosebleed! Never apologised.

 

[Silverhatch]

Teddy Maybank, Eric Potts & Peter Sayer on North Street. Invited us to a lock in at the Druids. And yes, it was a Friday night before a game!

 

[Is it PotG?]

Andy Marchant, ran our school football side.

 

[MTSeagulls]

Mark Lawrenson at the South of England Show in the summer he signed for us I believe.
He was sat at a table signing signatures and all I can remember is that he had a cast on one of his arms.

 

[rigton70]

First was Alan Biley outside the club shop on the first matchday after he signed, he signed my programme.

Never liked him.

 

[rigton70]

Peter Ward through my sisters boyfriend as he knew him.

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

me & a work colleague played pool with Andy Ritchie in 1980s. he wasnt very good but stood us a round!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Steve Piper, he was watching a match at Lewes FC, I’m sure it was a friendly or charity match, hard to remember exactly as it was so long ago and I was only a kid.

 

[Javeaseagull]

I went to the same school as Brian Powney. Seem to recall we all called him Joe. Don't remember him playing in goal for some reason.
Met Chris Cattlin at a fund raising. I sold tickets for the Seagull lottery. Lovely fella, told me he made his debut for Coventry against George Best. After that everyone else was easy!

 

[Miximate]

The whole team in c1980 - they trained on the sports pitches at Cardinal Newman for a short-while, can't remember why now.

As did some of the away teams. Remember Forest coming down and Shilton giving a keepers masterclass to our teams in the new Gym.

 

[MJsGhost]

Gerry Ryan in the Witch Inn, Lindfield (unsurprisingly,!)

Were you getting a round in on your birthday?

15th or 16th?!

 

[studio150]

Are you sure it wasn't Alex (oo oo) Dawson? He lived very near Easthill park at the end of Highland's Road Maybe Irvine inherited his house?

The first Brighton player I met was Denis Foreman (for much the same reason - we knew Kev and Michael, his sons, because they lived on Park Close near Easthill Park).

The first non-retired player I met was OGH in the hotel bar before the centenary dinner

My memory says Willie Irvine, but 50 years ago?

Yes familiar with the Foremans, as was friends with the sons of a family who lived a few houses down

 

[Normski1989]

The one and only Steve Foster whilst watching Fishergate Flyers on a cold wet Sunday.

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[Poyningsgull]

Dave Hollins. Our goalkeeper from the late 50's. He married my cousin. Used to put a couple of jumpers down in Queens Park and let us kids take pot shots at him.