October 2, 20232 yr Watched him many a time play for us we sold him and got Terry Wharton from wolves
October 2, 20232 yr Saw him many times for us, but more times in (I think) the Wheatsheaf in Howfen. He had some tidy moves in there too. Mostly from bar to bog.
October 2, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, leigh white said: Managed to see him play for Bolton pre teens. R.I.P. Same. He was a vg player.
October 2, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said: He'll go down easily enough in the box.... If you're old enough then you know 😉 Lee-(One-Pen), the first Chinese player in English football.
October 2, 20232 yr Great penalty taker also had a company in Bolton making toilet rolls made a tidy sum out of it .
October 2, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Rizlar said: Great penalty taker also had a company in Bolton making toilet rolls made a tidy sum out of it . That’s right. Started at Moses Gate I think. One of his employees was Fred Eyre, poor footballer but a great raconteur of after dinner speeches.
October 2, 20232 yr My Dad reckons he's still the bloke who has scored the most pens for Bolton in our history. "He won most of them himself, often dubiously", he says. Well before my time but clearly him and Freddie Hill were the bright sparks in what was otherwise a pretty drab decade for BWFC in the 60s RIP.
October 2, 20232 yr Was at Anfield in 1967 when he put us 1-0 up in the league cup but Peter Thomson equalised- beat them 3-2 in the reply. Me and another kid was in the boys pen and was lucky to get out alive after he celebrated our goal. 13 year old
October 2, 20232 yr Never saw him play live, but great penalty taker, great character, and give bite your legs a battering! RIP Franny.
October 2, 20232 yr Author 43 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: Was at Anfield in 1967 when he put us 1-0 up in the league cup but Peter Thomson equalised- beat them 3-2 in the reply. Me and another kid was in the boys pen and was lucky to get out alive after he celebrated our goal. 13 year old Love memories like this.
October 2, 20232 yr 59 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said: That’s right. Started at Moses Gate I think. One of his employees was Fred Eyre, poor footballer but a great raconteur of after dinner speeches. RIP Peter Kay also worked for him.
October 2, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, FrancisFogarty said: That’s right. Started at Moses Gate I think. One of his employees was Fred Eyre, poor footballer but a great raconteur of after dinner speeches. Used to run laundrettes, my dad was an apprentice for him in the 70s going fixing his washing machines and dryers.
October 2, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, only1swanny said: Used to run laundrettes, my dad was an apprentice for him in the 70s going fixing his washing machines and dryers. I didn’t know that. He’s old school entrepreneur then.
October 2, 20232 yr Fantastic player, a true legend and I still remember the day he damaged his cruciate against Everton in that snowy Christmas match. It also cost the club because he was all lined up for a big money move which obviously never transpired and we got nothing like the same when he went to City. RIP Franny the best penalty taker I’ve ever seen.
October 2, 20232 yr Considering most know him as a city legend, he didn't play that many more games for them or score that many more for them than he did us. Way before my time. RIP
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