hope some others on here had the pleasure of his company at Wembley......what a guy, he was sat at the side of me in his original 1977 number 8 umbro shirt,(most ex players would want to be in some swishy executive club in a fancy suit) his son and grandson both had their faces painted in Wanderers colours...absolute class from one of our all time greats, he is still living in Mansfield and working for the water board, remember seeing him at Cardiff both times, and lots of home games over the years...a Wanderer for life

I'm afraid to say I probably wouldn't recognise him.

You're right though, he is a giant in the list of past Wanderers.

hope some others on here had the pleasure of his company at Wembley......what a guy, he was sat at the side of me in his original 1977 number 8 umbro shirt,(most ex players would want to be in some swishy executive club in a fancy suit) his son and grandson both had their faces painted in Wanderers colours...absolute class from one of our all time greats, he is still living in Mansfield and working for the water board, remember seeing him at Cardiff both times, and lots of home games over the years...a Wanderer for life

Thats class that,jimmy phillips was sat in our block and while down in the concourse supporters were singing his name and having pictures taken with him.

hope some others on here had the pleasure of his company at Wembley......what a guy, he was sat at the side of me in his original 1977 number 8 umbro shirt,(most ex players would want to be in some swishy executive club in a fancy suit) his son and grandson both had their faces painted in Wanderers colours...absolute class from one of our all time greats, he is still living in Mansfield and working for the water board, remember seeing him at Cardiff both times, and lots of home games over the years...a Wanderer for life

 

He still holds the record of being the last BWFC apprentice/trainee attacker (excludes Julian Darby) to score more than 10 league goals in a season.

As was David Lee

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hope some others on here had the pleasure of his company at Wembley......what a guy, he was sat at the side of me in his original 1977 number 8 umbro shirt,(most ex players would want to be in some swishy executive club in a fancy suit) his son and grandson both had their faces painted in Wanderers colours...absolute class from one of our all time greats, he is still living in Mansfield and working for the water board, remember seeing him at Cardiff both times, and lots of home games over the years...a Wanderer for life

 

 

He must have kept himself fit to get into the shirt ftom 77, was a great servant for BWFC always remember he always jumped early when the ball was coming to him it would usually hit him on top of the head, other than that he was a cracking player for us and from memory think he had 3 stints at the club, seem to remember him playing on loan for us at Leeds and we put in a good performance, we were all hoping he was going to come back permanently, howver for some reason it did not happen, which was a great shame.

Whatmore was just half a yard short of pace otherwise he would have been one of the great strikers. Roy Greaves was in our block at Wembley.

hope some others on here had the pleasure of his company at Wembley......what a guy, he was sat at the side of me in his original 1977 number 8 umbro shirt,(most ex players would want to be in some swishy executive club in a fancy suit) his son and grandson both had their faces painted in Wanderers colours...absolute class from one of our all time greats, he is still living in Mansfield and working for the water board, remember seeing him at Cardiff both times, and lots of home games over the years...a Wanderer for life

Good to see that a lot of ex players with no connections to the town, still have connections here. Somehow I cant see this happening with the modern day millionairres though

I'll try the David Lee pics again. bloody phone...

 

I will neer ever forget Neil Whatmore's goal at Goodison in the first leg of the League Cup semi, the Park End went absolutely mental, great servant for the Whites

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He is a great,the Worthington Whatmore partnership up front was special. I knew him in his early days here he boarded at my mates house with another player called Paul Holding who didnt make it here. He offered to take my autograph book to the club and got it signed by all the players of the time, it was 1973,big sams in there as is Peter Reid Gary Jones etc.

my recollection is that there wasn't really a worthy/whatmore partnership

 

whatmore and steve taylor in the goal charts with a couple of chelsea players is my memory - all of em getting 20

 

whatmore was forced to play in midfield in division 1, behind gowling and frank

my recollection is that there wasn't really a worthy/whatmore partnership

 

whatmore and steve taylor in the goal charts with a couple of chelsea players is my memory - all of em getting 20

 

whatmore was forced to play in midfield in division 1, behind gowling and frank

 

Im sure in the promotion season of 78 they scored loads between them, I'll have a check

probably did then tbh..gowling didn't come til the following season, did he?

 

worthys first goal in a motd appearance against stoke

 

looping header into the far corner

about 25 between em in 30 ish games and nelly outscored frank

 

 

 

Worthy did not play the full season, the 11 goals in 12 games was crucial in our promtion, he pushed us over the finishing line. One word sums Worthys football ability. "Class"

he played more than 12 games

 

signed in early season

 

september or october

He should have scored that sitter in the Embankment in March 75 against the DMBs, ahh well, long time ago.

Edited April 22, 201115 yr by leigh white

Neil Whatmore was absolutely brilliant for us. The absolute epitome of the Ian Greaves era.

I've got a DVD of a match Bolton played at West Ham in 1980/81 season after Greaves had been sacked and Bolton relegated back to Division 2.

West Ham murdered us really - though the final score was only 2-1.

Neil's performance shines out in that footage - total effort and dedication to the cause. He had a goal disallowed just before half-time and had a look of sheer disappointment and frustration all over his face - the kind any fan would have.

Can't speak highly enough of Neil Whatmore.

I remember Whatmores debut at Swansea, he scored three . Great servant for the club, like someone said on here, he did lack a bit of pace otherwise he`d have been a super player.

I remember Whatmores debut at Swansea, he scored three . Great servant for the club, like someone said on here, he did lack a bit of pace otherwise he`d have been a super player.

 

and playing for a much bigger club than Bolton.

I remember Whatmores debut at Swansea, he scored three . Great servant for the club, like someone said on here, he did lack a bit of pace otherwise he`d have been a super player.

 

friday night, on the verge of promotion

 

he got 2, byrom the other, in a 3-2 win

friday night, on the verge of promotion

 

he got 2, byrom the other, in a 3-2 win

 

I was at his debut Denn, I think there was you, me and Ruth, and that was it....still remember all the prisoners shouting from the jail next door, and I seem to remember Neil getting 2 and The King the other

friday night, on the verge of promotion

 

he got 2, byrom the other, in a 3-2 win

Then he got dropped for the next game.

I was at his debut Denn, I think there was you, me and Ruth, and that was it....still remember all the prisoners shouting from the jail next door, and I seem to remember Neil getting 2 and The King the other

 

Remember going to Swansea for a league cup tie and all the prisoners were shouting then. We drew 1-1 and I think it was a Whatmore equiliser; stuffed them in the replay at Burnden

 

Also remember the Friday night game when we beat the scum 3-0 and I think he bagged a brace then as well with Frankie hitting the other. Great night in my local at Daubhill after.