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LTFC Players

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  1. Billy Cooke

    Billy Cooke
    William Henry COOKE (born 1919)
    After guesting for the Hatters during the war, it took some persuading and a substantial fee to prise Billy away from Bournemouth. The effort was worthwhile, though, as crowd favourite Billy made...
  2. David Edwards

    David Edwards
    David Alexander EDWARDS (born 1986)
    A tall midfielder of great energy and endeavour, Dave was recruited from Shrewsbury in summer 2007 for around £250,000 at the age of 21. Kevin Blackwell made a huge raft of signings during his short...
  3. Graham French

    Graham French
    Graham Edward FRENCH (born 1945)
    A member of the squad that won the Little World Cup at Wembley in 1963 Graham’s suspect temperament put off a host of clubs leading to him turning out for Wellington Town where he was spotted by the...
  4. Ryan Giles

    Ryan Giles
    Ryan John GILES (born 2000)
  5. Paul Holsgrove

    Paul Holsgrove
    Paul HOLSGROVE (born 1969)
    Son of the Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday stalwart John, young Paul started off as a youth trainee at Aldershot but after only three substitute appearances in two years moved to non-League Wokingham...
  6. Magnus Nicholson

    Magnus Nicholson
    Magnus Douglas NICHOLSON (born 1871)
    Born near Oswestry in 1871, Magnus moved to Bedford in 1890 where he took up a teaching position at the Harpur Trust Elementary Boys School. Already known for his prowess on the football field, as a...
  7. David Preece

    David Preece
    David William PREECE (born 1963)
    David joined Walsall from school and after signing professional forms for the Saddlers in July 1980 as a 17 year old enjoyed four years at Fellows Park which included appearances in the semi-finals...