Northampton Town finally got their man in October 1958 with the reluctant centre-half joining at a time when the Cobblers were about to sweep from Division Four to Division One in five years.
When...
Having been a Birmingham City trainee as a youth, James started his senior career with spells at Rushall Olympic and Redditch. Before becoming a full-time footballer, he also trained as a...
Born in Nuneaton in 1881, Richard was a capable goalkeeper who always seemed to be an understudy.
Starting off with Whitwick White Cross he was signed on at Sheffield Wednesday in 1903 but made only...
Born in Warwick in 1869, Locke attended St John’s College in Luton and came to the notice of the Town due to his goalscoring skills and dribbling ability.
He played regularly for the Town until 1889...
In a long, glorious football career, Trevor holds the record as the oldest player in the Hatters history when turning out against Wrexham at Kenilworth Road in 1997 at the age of 40 years 222...
Born Nuneaton, Warwickshire, he started his career at Walsall in 1995. A commanding centre back, Ian made well over 300 appearances for the Saddlers including promotion to the 2nd tier via the play...
Born right by Villa Park in 1910, Jack was on the books of rivals Birmingham as a youngster but moved on to Folkestone to gain regular football.
Spotted by Sunderland in 1931 he spent two seasons at...
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Northampton Town finally got their man in October 1958 with the reluctant centre-half joining at a time when the Cobblers were about to sweep from Division Four to Division One in five years. When...
Having been a Birmingham City trainee as a youth, James started his senior career with spells at Rushall Olympic and Redditch. Before becoming a full-time footballer, he also trained as a...
Born in Nuneaton in 1881, Richard was a capable goalkeeper who always seemed to be an understudy. Starting off with Whitwick White Cross he was signed on at Sheffield Wednesday in 1903 but made only...
Born in Warwick in 1869, Locke attended St John’s College in Luton and came to the notice of the Town due to his goalscoring skills and dribbling ability. He played regularly for the Town until 1889...
In a long, glorious football career, Trevor holds the record as the oldest player in the Hatters history when turning out against Wrexham at Kenilworth Road in 1997 at the age of 40 years 222...
Born Nuneaton, Warwickshire, he started his career at Walsall in 1995. A commanding centre back, Ian made well over 300 appearances for the Saddlers including promotion to the 2nd tier via the play...
Born right by Villa Park in 1910, Jack was on the books of rivals Birmingham as a youngster but moved on to Folkestone to gain regular football. Spotted by Sunderland in 1931 he spent two seasons at...