Did you play with a famous footballer at school or sunday league teams.

[Insel affe]

Well this "should" be a safe thread that "should" not get closed down or turn into a binfest.

Did anyone here play with in a school team or even sunday league team a now famous or just a regular professional footballer & were the poop or could you see they would always make it ?

When I lived in Wigan Russell Beardsmore played with me in midfield in the school team. He was a nice kid and on United books at a young age and yes the boy could play.
He was one of "Fergie's Fledglings" and played 56 times for them before moving down to Bournmouth and playing 167 times for them and I think he is still a coach there now.

 

[Ulloa's Soul Patch]

Played footy with Dean Cox and Jake Robinson

 

[saafend_seagull]

My mate played in power league about 9 years ago v will Hoskins and Leon best in notts, can see them both returning there soon!

 

[Cappers]

Payed against Gerry Armstrong during Sunday League match and another time against Teddy Maybank when he payed for Corals

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Payed against Gerry Armstrong during Sunday League match and another time against Teddy Maybank when he payed for Corals

I played in that Corals team, with Teddy Maybank, Sammy Nelson, Paul Flood and Sammy Donnelly.

 

[GYM]

Played against James Milner at school and cricket.

 

[Jack Straw]

Not a footballer as such, but he was pretty good when I played in the same school team as ........ Steve Ovett, gold medalist olympian.
He played left wing. This was in 1967 when the 2 - 3 - 5 formation was still the vogue.
He just kicked it past you and ran!

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

I went to school with some bloke called Ian Chapman. No idea what became of him

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Played against Micky Droy when I was very young and played against Phil Stant & Guy Whittingham (in fairness I came on for about 10 minutes and never got near him) later on.

 

[Jack Straw]

Ah, GYM.
You were also in the same team!
Oh. Just noticed. This wasn't you, bu your dad, GOM.
I have a photo to prove it.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Tommy Fraser. Yeah. Spent many a school lunchtime playing football with Norwich's Russell Martin as well.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I was at the same school as Gareth Southgate for a bit. He was good but didn't stand out as someone who'd go on to miss in a penalty shoot out for England. BTW he was a nice kid, but surprise surprise a bit boring.

 

[chucky1973]

I was at the same school as Gareth Southgate for a bit. He was good but didn't stand out as someone who'd go on to miss in a penalty shoot out for England. BTW he was a nice kid, but surprise surprise a bit boring.

Hazelwick?

 

[shaolinpunk]

Tommy Fraser. Yeah. Spent many a school lunchtime playing football with Norwich's Russell Martin as well.

Russell Martin was in the year above me at school - I played football with him sometimes at lunch, so perhaps I played against you too!

 

[Big_Unit]

I was at the same school as Gareth Southgate for a bit. He was good but didn't stand out as someone who'd go on to miss in a penalty shoot out for England. BTW he was a nice kid, but surprise surprise a bit boring.

I played regularly with Gareth until he signed for Palace. You're spot on about him...

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

A young, but sadly not young enough to play for us, Gary Stevens used to be our coach when I used to play for Hove Park Colts.
Regular for the Albion on a Saturday and still commited to coach a load of 12 year olds every Sunday. Good on him.

 

[Old Hadlothian]

Played in a tournament in Denmark against the Chris Sutton (then of Norwich juniors).. there were others too that made the 1st team but their names escape me.. they also had a welsh team, Cymru Canaries

 

[tinycowboy]

A friend went to school with Scott Gemmill. Said he was rubbish. Played rugby against Du'aine Ladejo (he was brilliant - we couldn't catch him).

 

[Marshy]

Too many to mention without looking like a billy big balls

 

[Ernest]

Would have played with Nigel Clough and his brother at school if Cloughie hadn't gone to Leeds