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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Filthy McNasty on November 19, 2006, 10:04:13 PM

Title: Little and large
Post by: Filthy McNasty on November 19, 2006, 10:04:13 PM: Mention of Peter Thomson's size has me wondering who are the biggest and smallest Alty players anyone can remember? I think I know who the smallest was!
Title: Biggest
Post by: Ashley Alty on November 19, 2006, 10:06:15 PM: Has to be the Cult Of's favourite ever Alty player

The legend that is ...................

Ian Tunnacliffe!

He was just massive!

AA
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: NauticaPete on November 19, 2006, 10:08:34 PM: Small
Steve O'Neill
Neil Morton
Steve Saunders

Big
Andy Green
Danny Mcgoona
Darren Royle
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: SW on November 19, 2006, 10:10:28 PM: Remember Kevan Hawkins wasn't exactly a giant.
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: altrincham on November 19, 2006, 10:19:39 PM: OO OO Danny Mcgoona!
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: SW on November 19, 2006, 10:20:21 PM: There was a centre half ( in the old 5-3-2 days) about 1971-2, Brian someone. He was massive but gangly, I reckon about 6,5 or so.
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on November 19, 2006, 10:41:47 PM: You are thinking of Brian Taylor - giant centre half 1968-74.
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: Ballers on November 19, 2006, 11:21:18 PM: Smallest - Paul Hart

Biggest - Pottsy :D
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: Amsterdam Alty on November 19, 2006, 11:41:44 PM: Quote from: altrincham on November 19, 2006, 10:19:39 PM
OO OO Danny Mcgoona!

beat me to it lol busy board this eve
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on November 20, 2006, 01:31:46 AM: Little:

Barry Crowe
Keith Mairs
David Holt (forward on loan from Stockport - alias the Hobbit)
John Smith (left full back circa 1992/3)
(The legendary) Joe Flaherty
Steve Porter
Graham Heys
Kevan Hawkins
Mark Ward
Simon Rudge
David Esser
Adrian Mann
Steve Haw
Ian Horrigan
Steve Carroll
Dean Pritchard
Peter Wright

Large:

Tony Kelly
Roger Kenyon
Danny Adams (at times!)
Tony Rigby's backside
Chris Young
The one and only Tunna himself!

Tall:

Brian Taylor
Gerry Casey
Leo Skeete
Joe Paladino
Matt Bailey
Darren Royle
Dave Furnivall (what a donkey!)
Martin Baker
Ricky Greenough
Carl Hodgert
Phil Bolland
Paul Williams (ex-Stockport circa 1996/97....another prize donkey!)
Mark Sertori
Brian Kilcline
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: babybrads on November 20, 2006, 09:42:07 AM: Quote from: Ballers on November 19, 2006, 11:21:18 PM
Smallest - Paul Hart

Biggest - Pottsy :D

got that 1 right :D :D :D
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: Alty365 on November 20, 2006, 12:27:41 PM: Small - Andy Tunnicliffe
Large - Ian Tunnicliffe

The similarity begins and well and truly ends with the name.
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: Saughall Robin on November 20, 2006, 04:57:53 PM: Willie Mailey must have been one of the smallest Goalkeepers around (and one of the best at the time too)
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: ManagementGuru on November 20, 2006, 05:08:16 PM: In the same team: Jamie Taylor and Nathan Comley-Excell (who I seem to remember as some kind of Peter Crouch lookalike)

Two small players who were in the team in the seventies (along with small Joe Flaherty) were Neil Clements and Tony Bannister.
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: Filthy McNasty on November 20, 2006, 05:08:53 PM: Surprised not to hear mention of Paul Clements from the Les Rigby era. Surely the shortest of all??
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: ManagementGuru on November 20, 2006, 05:10:28 PM: Stupidly when I said Neil Clements, I meant Paul Clements!
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: CB on November 20, 2006, 06:35:55 PM: Wasn't Steve Cross a midget... erm, short? :)

There's another full back that for the life of me I can't remember his name. All I remember is he was short, dark-haired, a full back and Scouse. After searching through the Alty website I still have no idea who he was :-\
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: markecky on November 20, 2006, 06:56:42 PM: John Smith?
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: CB on November 20, 2006, 07:26:23 PM: I don't know, maybe he was just a figment of my imagination ;)

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: golf roader on November 20, 2006, 07:42:12 PM: i remember Barry Shuttleworth to be quite small,dont know where he is now though?
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: markecky on November 20, 2006, 07:45:45 PM: No really, that was his name.
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: CB on November 20, 2006, 08:14:55 PM: Quote from: markecky on November 20, 2006, 07:45:45 PM
No really, that was his name.

Really? God, that name doesn't ring a bell at all :D

Cheers! ;D
Title: Re: Little and large
Post by: ManagementGuru on November 21, 2006, 12:31:15 PM: Short scouse fullback? Mid eighties? Could it have been Andy Lee who I remember scoring a screamer from a quickly taken corner in our 3-2 win at Sutton in 83 or so?