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[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/former-manchester-city-footballer-dennis-9412480


Best known for his days with Macc in the late 1960s/early 1970s, however, he did also play for Alty throughout the 1971/72 Northern Premier League season.


 

[B. 4D]

His brother Brian, wasn't a bad player as well.
My regards to the Fidler family.

[John Edwards]

from memory, and apologies if I've got it wrong, dennis was an old-fashioned outside-left, and brian was a goal-scoring forward. I seem to recall brian caused more problems and was considered the more dangerous player, but again I could be wrong - it was a long time ago! one thing for sure, they were both good players.

[taxi Phil]

from memory, and apologies if I've got it wrong, dennis was an old-fashioned outside-left, and brian was a goal-scoring forward. I seem to recall brian caused more problems and was considered the more dangerous player, but again I could be wrong - it was a long time ago! one thing for sure, they were both good players.

Correct. However the Fidler weren't actually related.

[JTH]

He was one of those Alty-Macc merrygoround players like Merrick Corfield, Tony Broadhead, Dave Roberts and Dick Young just before the Roy Rees era. I can vaguely remember his brylcreemed head scoring vs Lancaster in a 5-2 win in that season he played for us.

[SW]

One of the players who first caught my attention in my first ever season aged 9. Dennis and Willie Mailey were probably my first Alty heroes. RIP Dennis.

[roytonmike]

I remember once seeing Dennis playing squash at the Northern Tennis Club in West Didsbury & realising probably for the first time that the people I watched on Saturday afternoons didn't actually spend their whole lives playing football. An old-fashioned left-winger who came to us for a while when the not very much lamented John Davis was manager (he had been Team Director at Macc so somebody thought he must know something about the game - in point of fact he knew little or nothing of value & got the push after we lost a Trophy 3rd Qual Rd game at Witton ...). May he rest in peace.

[B. 4D]

from memory, and apologies if I've got it wrong, dennis was an old-fashioned outside-left, and brian was a goal-scoring forward. I seem to recall brian caused more problems and was considered the more dangerous player, but again I could be wrong - it was a long time ago! one thing for sure, they were both good players.

Correct. However the Fidler weren't actually related.

Thanks for that.
I did think they were brothers, hey ho.
You are correct, Brian was the goal scorer.
As of Willie Mailey, he sadly passed away at a young age.
For a small guy, he was one hell of a keeper.
There are still some of us going who remember the Boxing Day games😀

[Bonzo]

As said Dennis was an old style left winger. Came as replacement for Ronnie Smith who played in the same role. Sadly Dennis was past his best when he came to us, but at Macclesfield along with Brian Fidler they tourmented us many times.
Brian as centre forward was certainly more fiesty....anyone remember the scenes at Macc when Brian was sent off, and the then Alty manager Freddie Pye chucked the trainers bucket of water over him ?

[Saughall Robin]

As said Dennis was an old style left winger. Came as replacement for Ronnie Smith who played in the same role. Sadly Dennis was past his best when he came to us, but at Macclesfield along with Brian Fidler they tourmented us many times.
Brian as centre forward was certainly more fiesty....anyone remember the scenes at Macc when Brian was sent off, and the then Alty manager Freddie Pye chucked the trainers bucket of water over him ?

He (Brian Fidler) was 'mocking'/'gloating'/'teasing' Freddie as he passed so, as our Fred said when asked afterwards about it "He was getting a bit excited so I thought I'd cool him down a bit!"

You know, it's an often-overused phrase "Laugh-out-loud funny" but (I was there) when he did it that's just what I and lots of other Alty fans did. Even quite a number of the home fans, to their credit, were struggling to keep straight faces ... before they remembered it was despicable Alty and became outraged.    Another overused phrase springs to mind - you couldn't make it up.

Up there with the French kiss (a.k.a. first aid) that Ealesy gave Latchford at Goodison when diving for a penalty!