Just thinking back

[Stevieboy]

My first game was 1967 so only got to watch Johnny Haynes in the twilight of his career.
The thing too with these players and the time remember was pitches like quagmires in the winter,a ball as heavy as a small medicine ball,boots like hobnails and ferocious tacklers who would probably be prosecuted for abh nowadays  !!

[gang]

Fulham squad 1960/61
Goalkeeper
Ken Hewkins      Ken Hewkins   South Africa   South Africa   30/10/1929
Tony Macedo      Tony Macedo   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   22/02/1938
Defender
George Cohen      George Cohen   England   England   22/10/1939
Bill Dodgin      Bill Dodgin   England   England   04/11/1931
Johnny Key      Johnny Key   England   England   05/11/1937
Derek Lampe      Derek Lampe   England   England   20/05/1937
Jimmy Langley      Jimmy Langley   England   England   07/02/1929
Midfielder
Stan Brown      Stan Brown   England   England   15/09/1941
Mike Johnson      Mike Johnson   England   England   04/10/1933
Robin Lawler      Robin Lawler   Ireland   Ireland   28/08/1925
Eddie Lowe      Eddie Lowe   England   England   11/07/1925
Alan Mullery      Alan Mullery   England   England   23/11/1941
Forward
Bobby Brown      Bobby Brown   England   England   02/05/1940
Tosh Chamberlain      Tosh Chamberlain   England   England   11/07/1934
Maurice Cook      Maurice Cook   England   England   10/12/1931
John Doherty      John Doherty   England   England   26/04/1936
David Edwards      David Edwards   Wales   Wales   10/12/1934
Johnny Haynes      Johnny Haynes   England   England   17/10/1934
Jimmy Hill      Jimmy Hill   England   England   22/07/1928
Graham Leggat      Graham Leggat   Scotland   Scotland   20/06/1934
Pat O'Connell      Pat O'Connell   England   England   13/09/1937
Reg Stratton      Reg Stratton   England   England   10/07/1939
Trevor Watson      Trevor Watson   England   England   26/0

Robin Lawler and Trevor Watson played with me at Yiewsley Town, later became Hillingdon Borough. Trevor used to meet me at Hammersmith as my lift to the ground.

[filham]

My first game was 1967 so only got to watch Johnny Haynes in the twilight of his career.
The thing too with these players and the time remember was pitches like quagmires in the winter,a ball as heavy as a small medicine ball,boots like hobnails and ferocious tacklers who would probably be prosecuted for abh nowadays  !!

Haynes was asked in his later years if he was envious of the wages the modern footballer took home , not really was his response but I would have loved to have played on these modern pitches.

[alfie]

Fulham squad 1960/61
Goalkeeper
Ken Hewkins      Ken Hewkins   South Africa   South Africa   30/10/1929
Tony Macedo      Tony Macedo   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   22/02/1938
Defender
George Cohen      George Cohen   England   England   22/10/1939
Bill Dodgin      Bill Dodgin   England   England   04/11/1931
Johnny Key      Johnny Key   England   England   05/11/1937
Derek Lampe      Derek Lampe   England   England   20/05/1937
Jimmy Langley      Jimmy Langley   England   England   07/02/1929
Midfielder
Stan Brown      Stan Brown   England   England   15/09/1941
Mike Johnson      Mike Johnson   England   England   04/10/1933
Robin Lawler      Robin Lawler   Ireland   Ireland   28/08/1925
Eddie Lowe      Eddie Lowe   England   England   11/07/1925
Alan Mullery      Alan Mullery   England   England   23/11/1941
Forward
Bobby Brown      Bobby Brown   England   England   02/05/1940
Tosh Chamberlain      Tosh Chamberlain   England   England   11/07/1934
Maurice Cook      Maurice Cook   England   England   10/12/1931
John Doherty      John Doherty   England   England   26/04/1936
David Edwards      David Edwards   Wales   Wales   10/12/1934
Johnny Haynes      Johnny Haynes   England   England   17/10/1934
Jimmy Hill      Jimmy Hill   England   England   22/07/1928
Graham Leggat      Graham Leggat   Scotland   Scotland   20/06/1934
Pat O'Connell      Pat O'Connell   England   England   13/09/1937
Reg Stratton      Reg Stratton   England   England   10/07/1939
Trevor Watson      Trevor Watson   England   England   26/0

Robin Lawler and Trevor Watson played with me at Yiewsley Town, later became Hillingdon Borough. Trevor used to meet me at Hammersmith as my lift to the ground.

Out of all that squad only 5 were not English, nowadays you're lucky to find 1 Englishman in a squad.

[river phoenix]

[bog]

Fulham squad 1960/61
Goalkeeper
Ken Hewkins      Ken Hewkins   South Africa   South Africa   30/10/1929
Tony Macedo      Tony Macedo   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   22/02/1938
Defender
George Cohen      George Cohen   England   England   22/10/1939
Bill Dodgin      Bill Dodgin   England   England   04/11/1931
Johnny Key      Johnny Key   England   England   05/11/1937
Derek Lampe      Derek Lampe   England   England   20/05/1937
Jimmy Langley      Jimmy Langley   England   England   07/02/1929
Midfielder
Stan Brown      Stan Brown   England   England   15/09/1941
Mike Johnson      Mike Johnson   England   England   04/10/1933
Robin Lawler      Robin Lawler   Ireland   Ireland   28/08/1925
Eddie Lowe      Eddie Lowe   England   England   11/07/1925
Alan Mullery      Alan Mullery   England   England   23/11/1941
Forward
Bobby Brown      Bobby Brown   England   England   02/05/1940
Tosh Chamberlain      Tosh Chamberlain   England   England   11/07/1934
Maurice Cook      Maurice Cook   England   England   10/12/1931
John Doherty      John Doherty   England   England   26/04/1936
David Edwards      David Edwards   Wales   Wales   10/12/1934
Johnny Haynes      Johnny Haynes   England   England   17/10/1934
Jimmy Hill      Jimmy Hill   England   England   22/07/1928
Graham Leggat      Graham Leggat   Scotland   Scotland   20/06/1934
Pat O'Connell      Pat O'Connell   England   England   13/09/1937
Reg Stratton      Reg Stratton   England   England   10/07/1939
Trevor Watson      Trevor Watson   England   England   26/0

Robin Lawler and Trevor Watson played with me at Yiewsley Town, later became Hillingdon Borough. Trevor used to meet me at Hammersmith as my lift to the ground.

I seem to recall that Jimmy Langley was player manager there and took them to Wembley?

[FFCAli]

Great clip! What was the attendance?  Amazing crowds.

[Peabody]

Fulham squad 1960/61
Goalkeeper
Ken Hewkins      Ken Hewkins   South Africa   South Africa   30/10/1929
Tony Macedo      Tony Macedo   Gibraltar   Gibraltar   22/02/1938
Defender
George Cohen      George Cohen   England   England   22/10/1939
Bill Dodgin      Bill Dodgin   England   England   04/11/1931
Johnny Key      Johnny Key   England   England   05/11/1937
Derek Lampe      Derek Lampe   England   England   20/05/1937
Jimmy Langley      Jimmy Langley   England   England   07/02/1929
Midfielder
Stan Brown      Stan Brown   England   England   15/09/1941
Mike Johnson      Mike Johnson   England   England   04/10/1933
Robin Lawler      Robin Lawler   Ireland   Ireland   28/08/1925
Eddie Lowe      Eddie Lowe   England   England   11/07/1925
Alan Mullery      Alan Mullery   England   England   23/11/1941
Forward
Bobby Brown      Bobby Brown   England   England   02/05/1940
Tosh Chamberlain      Tosh Chamberlain   England   England   11/07/1934
Maurice Cook      Maurice Cook   England   England   10/12/1931
John Doherty      John Doherty   England   England   26/04/1936
David Edwards      David Edwards   Wales   Wales   10/12/1934
Johnny Haynes      Johnny Haynes   England   England   17/10/1934
Jimmy Hill      Jimmy Hill   England   England   22/07/1928
Graham Leggat      Graham Leggat   Scotland   Scotland   20/06/1934
Pat O'Connell      Pat O'Connell   England   England   13/09/1937
Reg Stratton      Reg Stratton   England   England   10/07/1939
Trevor Watson      Trevor Watson   England   England   26/0

Robin Lawler and Trevor Watson played with me at Yiewsley Town, later became Hillingdon Borough. Trevor used to meet me at Hammersmith as my lift to the ground.

I seem to recall that Jimmy Langley was player manager there and took them to Wembley?

Just to say, Johnny Key was not a defender more of a winger