Local players

[brighton_rebel]

Does anyone know roughly how many local players we had under Terry Reardon's managerial reign?

[Guest Anonymous]

Most of the side was local lads and a few establish players who lived pretty much local.

I cannot remember all the names but here are a few:

Frank Parsons (Goalkeeper) owned a shop in Eaton High Street.

Bob Underwood (Full Back) lived in Langley.

Joe Maloney (Center Half ) went to St Josephs School.

Devon Petty ( played everywhere ) came from Langley

Dylan Evans ( Forward)ex.Wycombe Wanderer but a local school teacher I believe.

Rowan Dodds (Striker)came from Slough.

Attrell ( winger )came from Slough.

There were a couple of coloured lads also who came from Langley but their names escape me.

They done reasonabley well considering they were very young most of them and stepping up to senior football for the first time-but of course Reardon was almost as good a manager as he was a player.If I recall correctly he had a decent side with some very good players like the Docherty brothers, then all of a sudden the money ran out and he had to unload the better players and go with local lads.But he and they proved it could and can be done.

 

[Dam]

Also had Keith "Chalky" White who was local I think.

[Sue]

Yes he was local, saw him at the Theatre Royal the other night