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Title: My FFC memory is generally good but
Post by: SP on March 22, 2025, 03:43:27 PM

I have no recollection of a keeper we had on loan for three games back in 80/81, Ian Hesford. He was on 'The Big Match Revisited' today in our loss at Ewood Park.

Anyone remember him?

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Post by: Mullers75 on March 22, 2025, 04:29:40 PM

Vaguely - wasn't his forename Iain?

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Post by: bill taylors apprentice on March 22, 2025, 04:35:23 PM

The name rings a bell, I'm sure he was a young and up and coming keeper at Blackpool.

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Post by: Southcoastffc on March 22, 2025, 05:49:35 PM

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Hesford
Club and No. of Games
1977–1983 Blackpool 202
1983–1986 Sheffield Wednesday 0
1985→ Fulham (loan) 3
1985→ Notts County (loan) 10
1986–1988 Sunderland 97
1988–1991 Hull City 91
1991–1992 Maidstone United 42 (1)
1992–1996 Eastern
1996–1997 Sing Tao
1997–1998 South China

A GK, Looks like his one and only goal was for Maidstone! 3 games for us in 1985

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Post by: HillingdonFFC on March 22, 2025, 10:55:02 PM

Yeah, a real big hefty fella who played at Blackpool for a good few years. His brother was a rugby league player. Wasn't in 80/81 though, pretty sure it was around 85/86? Sadly died a few years ago

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Post by: SP on March 23, 2025, 09:32:27 AM

Yes, it looks like 84/85. Shame he died so young.

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Post by: AJW48361 on March 24, 2025, 02:06:24 AM

He was highly rated has a youngster and touted to be a future England international keeper I think he played a lot of England u21 matches but no full caps.

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