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The Famous Graham Heathcote
« on: July 21, 2007, 12:36:42 PM »

On my drunken journey home last night from Liverpool Street to Cheshunt I thought it would be funny to say to this guy that he must be an Arsenal fan (we were in Tottenham territory).

Anyway he was a Tottenham fan so naturally the conversation turned to Alty. This guy had been at our first match with them and he said he remembered that he wasn't all too surprised at the result as Tottenham were on a terrible run including a 5 love humping against Arsenal.

He did however say he remembered that we had a player called Heathcote! Graham must have made some impression Norf of the river!

GRAHAM, GRAHAM HEATHCOTE, HE'S THE GREATEST MAN IN HISTORY!!
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2007, 12:39:12 PM »

On my drunken journey home last night from Liverpool Street to Cheshunt I thought it would be funny to say to this guy that he must be an Arsenal fan (we were in Tottenham territory).

Anyway he was a Tottenham fan so naturally the conversation turned to Alty. This guy had been at our first match with them and he said he remembered that he wasn't all too surprised at the result as Tottenham were on a terrible run including a 5 love humping against Arsenal.

He did however say he remembered that we had a player called Heathcote! Graham must have made some impression Norf of the river!

GRAHAM, GRAHAM HEATHCOTE, HE'S THE GREATEST MAN IN HISTORY!!

It was probably due to the dodgy moustache that GH was sporting at that time....!
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John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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Re: The Famous Graham Heathcote
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2007, 12:46:02 PM »

I would have thought we were probably rather tach heavy in those days?!?
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2007, 01:01:42 PM »

I would have thought we were probably rather tach heavy in those days?!?

You're not wrong!

Just dug out the programme from the 1979 FA Cup tie against Tottenham and the Alty team photograph shows the following players with facial hair:

Stan Allan (moustache);
Jeff Johnson (moustache);
Mal Bailey (beard);
Peter Eales (beard);
Graham Heathcote (moustache);
Mickey Brooke (beard);
John Rogers (moustache);
John King (beard);
John Davison (moustache);
Ivan Crossley (beard).

Have Alty ever fielded a more hirsute team?!
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2007, 02:41:13 PM »

So who was the odd one out then?
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2007, 05:19:46 PM »

Barry undercoat and 2 gloss Howard I would've thought...
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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2007, 08:20:50 PM »

So who was the odd one out then?

Of the 12 players who featured in the first of the Tottenham FA Cup ties, only John Owens and Barry Howard were clean shaven.
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John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2007, 10:18:04 AM »

And Graham Tobin who was a sub in the reply was clean shaven too (too young to need to shave)
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