I think you could almost have two separate elevens. One for the talented players who only played a handful of games -Bastin, Friend Ampadu - and one for those who made the greatest contribution of the club. Anyway all the arguments on this thread are keeping us entertained while we wait for the next signing.
Dont forget Maurice Setters ,only a few games played i believe.
And Jordan Storey - I'm sure there are plenty of other examples.
Indo to be fair I watched him regularly and my recollection was that he mostly played on the wing but according to the ECFC book “A Complete Record 1904-1990” during the twelve seasons he played for the Club he also played a significant number of games at both inside right and inside left.
George Friend played more than 40 games for us. Including his loan spell he made 51 appearances for us.
Sorry AG there have been a number of talented players who have worn the City shirt briefly before being picked up by higher league clubs but when talking about a talented player who played for the Club on a more regular basis Gordon Dale stands head and shoulders above anyone.
Mid 20s Harold Blackmore born in Silverton 47 goals in 77 appearances before joining Bolton in the old First Division and continuing to find the back of net on a regular basis being their top goal scorer for three consecutive seasons and scoring a goal in Wanderers FA Cup Final victory over Portsmouth in 1929.
Completely forgot about the loan spell...
Sorry Mike you're largely wrong. Graham was originally signed as a winger from Pontypridd youth club but was converted to an inside forward where he scored the majority of his goals. I actually played with Graham several times in the reserves when he was coming back from injury. He had the option to play where he wanted but chose to play at inside right when I played right wing.
