June 18, 200719 yr http://www.geocities.com/nigelsheppard/bwfc/page6.html ricketts better than lofthouse.
June 18, 200719 yr My first match was 92 and nobody has come close to Andy Walker, although it may have been the rose tinted spectacles in front of my young eyes. edit. According to that site 55 goals in 78 starts Edited June 18, 200719 yr by barryk32
June 18, 200719 yr Will only comment on the ones I've seen play. Andy Walker and Sir McGinlay were the dogs but my impressionable early years tell me Whatmore.
June 18, 200719 yr I'll go for Tony Dunnesluffy have you got his goalscoring stats please Some people might have thought it was Allardyce who came up with the concept of signing great players who were getting to the end of their careers and getting a couple or two good years out of them - but they would be wrong. Tony Dunne was one of my favourite ever Bolton players ever. When Jimmy Armfield signed him and Peter Thompson (another of my all time fav's) it was the first time I realised how great the gulf in class was between a good player and a truly great player. For my money Dunne was superb - goodness only knows what he was like in his prime in the great United team of Charlton, Best, Law, etc. The one thing Dunne was not though Zozzy - (as no doubt you are fully aware), was a goal scorer! Tony signed in August, 1973 (aged 32) on a free and went on to play 193 games for us until May, 1979 when he left us to go to Detroit Express, also on a free. In those 189 starts and 4 sub appearances Tony never managed to score for us - although I seem to recall he was credited with at least one own goal against us! For the record our leading eleven scorers are - Lofthouse - 285 Joe Smith - 277 David Jack - 161 Milsom - 153 Ray Westwood - 144 Willie Moir - 134 John Byrom - 132 Blackmore - 122 Neil Whatmore - 121 John McGinlay - 118 Franny Lee - 106 Other notable scorers are - Roy Greaves - 85 Freddie Hill - 79 Tony Caldwell - 78 Tony Philliskirk - 75 Steve Thompson - 57 Gary Jones - 55 Andy Walker - 55 Julian Darby - 52 Dean Holdsworth - 49 Nathan Blake - 48 Jeff Chandler - 48 Michael Ricketts - 46 Gordon Taylor - 46 John Thomas - 44 Paul Jones - 43 David Reeves - 42 Alan Thompson - 42 Kevin Nolan - 39 George Ogahni - 38 Frank Worthington - 38 Per Fransen - 36 Alan Gowling - 31 Scott Green - 31 Henrick Pedersen - 28 Kevin Davies - 27 Eidur Gudjohnsen - 27 Stuart Lee - 27 Bob Taylor - 27 Gundi Bergsson - 26 Roger Hunt - 25 Peter Reid - 25 Sam Allardyce - 24 Stelios - 24 Owen Coyle - 23 Ian Moores - 5 Tony Dunne - Nil http://www.geocities.com/nigelsheppard/bwfc/play/page4.html Edited June 18, 200719 yr by Sluffy
June 18, 200719 yr During my 30+ years watching them, the only one who gave you the almost supernatural feeling that he will score is John McGinlay. I've called it "spooky" before now on here and I'd stand by that description. For example you knew he'd score against Charlton in exactly the same way Soton fans knew Le Tissier would score in the last game at the Dell. Edited June 18, 200719 yr by SatanGreavsie
June 18, 200719 yr During my 30+ years watching them, the only one who gave you the almost supernatural feeling that he will score is John McGinlay. I've called it "spooky" before now on here and I'd stand by that description. For example you knew he'd score against Charlton in exactly the same way Soton fans knew Le Tissier would score in the last game at the Dell. Having spoken to Supa about the Charlton game he also said he just knew he was going to score the last ever goal at Burnden Park and was just making sure he did by scoring in the last min.
June 19, 200719 yr Tables don't lie. Lofthouse is our best ever. In my time, hard to choose between John McGinlay and the mercurial John Byrom. Both fantastic characters too.
June 19, 200719 yr Having spoken to Supa about the Charlton game he also said he just knew he was going to score the last ever goal at Burnden Park and was just making sure he did by scoring in the last min. There is but one God and BYROM is his Prophet
June 19, 200719 yr delroy facey i work with his ex girlfriend, and apparently his potency in front of goal in mirrored in his sex life! Edited June 19, 200719 yr by revdishydave
June 20, 200719 yr Sir John and the other wee scotchman get my vote as i only remember from 87 onwards
June 20, 200719 yr delroy facey i work with his ex girlfriend, and apparently his potency in front of goal in mirrored in his sex life! He did f?ck all then?
June 22, 200719 yr the best natural goalscorer i have seen in my time is andy walker, pity he wasn't fully fit more regularly Franky Worthinngton was a cracker, had real style about his game Super John was another great striker-was talking to one of yhe lads who follow WBA and he said all the baggies started singing Super John McGinlay in a boozer before the playoff semi
June 22, 200719 yr i can't look past ricketts maybe walker and mcginlay were just unlucky not to play for us in the top league, but that makes them hard to judge, cup games excepted still can't believe what ricketts threw away mind, he's got a ferrari, aint he....
June 22, 200719 yr i can't look past ricketts maybe walker and mcginlay were just unlucky not to play for us in the top league, but that makes them hard to judge, cup games excepted still can't believe what ricketts threw away mind, he's got a ferrari, aint he.... Fair comment. The first couple of seasons he was immense, and yes it is a crying shame what he's become.
June 23, 200719 yr Wyn Davies and Freddie Hill for me. Great players but best ever goalscorers? Davies you could make an argument for (another one who fooked off to Geordieland) but the hunchback of Harwood was more of a midfield maestro - surely? Edited June 23, 200719 yr by bolty58
June 23, 200719 yr andy walker for me...the most clinical finisher i have seen,one on one with the keeper,only one winner...aw
June 23, 200719 yr maybe walker and mcginlay were just unlucky not to play for us in the top league, but that makes them hard to judge, cup games excepted Didn't Super John play in our first season in the Premiership or did I dream that he got the winner against the Gooners at Burnden?? (and that Winterburn missed an absolute sitter to equalise - I still remember reading about the game afterwards and one of the best quotes I've ever read that went something along the lines of "if Winterburn had a right leg that was useful for anything other than standing on, Arsenal would've equalised..." Class!)
June 23, 200719 yr mcginlay did play in the season at burnden, but we were out of our depth so didn't create enough for him remember one cracker v boro, and yes the finish to defeat rioch, but not much else,
June 23, 200719 yr blake scored some crackers but can't remember if it was blake or sneakers(spelling)that scored from the half way line at burnden when we played west brom,forking cracker
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