anewman Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 passed away aged 57 rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer_swiller Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 He lived in Atherton for years, RIP Brian you did a lot for local amateur football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 His time at Bolton co-incided with my earliest days watching the Wanderers. I don't honestly remember how good he was but he held down a place in the first division team that survived with Franky Worthy as top scorer in 78/9. If I have one memory it would him scoring at home against Leeds in 1978 as Bolton turned a 0-1 half time deficit in to a 3-1 home win amidst ever worsening scenes of bedlam on the terraces. Always really sorry to hear news like this about players from my era as a Bolton fan, Chris Thompson being another recent sad loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athywhite1958 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Aye, he lived down HoweBridge, always out and about chatting to folk, proper nice fella RIP Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrp Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Wanderer Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 RIP He wasn't the most gifted footballer but always gave his all for the shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted September 3, 2013 Site Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2013 Just a few years before my time. Rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onefinfrandsen Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Born and brought up in walkden. always looked at him as a local hero. which fed my appetite as a bolton fan in that area. very sad news. RIP brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 RIP a fellow Wanderer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Bloody hell, RIP Good lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 If I have one memory it would him scoring at home against Leeds in 1978 as Bolton turned a 0-1 half time deficit in to a 3-1 home win amidst ever worsening scenes of bedlam on the terraces. Aye great game that: From the Soton programme that year: RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyldesley_white Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Bloody hell, RIP Good lad RIP in Lad, 57 is no age at all As Traf said not the best but give it his all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Aye great game that: From the Soton programme that year: RIP. That's the one. Ray Hankin scored for them in the first half. Embankment a seething mass of celebrating Yorkshiremen. All went sour in the second half, 3-1 for the Wanderers and Brian Smith "scoring first Division One goal" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 That's the one. Ray Hankin scored for them in the first half. Embankment a seething mass of celebrating Yorkshiremen. All went sour in the second half, 3-1 for the Wanderers and Brian Smith "scoring first Division One goal" Hell's teeth I remember some scenes before that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) RIP he was a 100% player I thought he was OK but his career never really took off after he left Bolton I think he ended up at Bournemouth. Edited September 3, 2013 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 RIP he was a 100% player I thought he was OK but his career never really took off after he left Bolton I think he ended up at Bournemouth. careers rarely do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Take Hunt Off Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 RIP Brian , pretty sure he played at Derby in the League cup win there & maybe at Goodison in the semi-final never one of Ian Greaves regulars but always put a good shift in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Played in the game where Frankie got that goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Hell's teeth I remember some scenes before that game I don't remember before. But I do remember the end of the game and after. Housebricks to and fro from the Emankment to the Burnden Paddock. 3-1 to us by that stage. That Leeds team was a pretty good one so for Smith to have played a part in a team that beat them so well ... he can't have been a bad un on his day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Jackson Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I don't remember before. But I do remember the end of the game and after. Housebricks to and fro from the Emankment to the Burnden Paddock. 3-1 to us by that stage. That Leeds team was a pretty good one so for Smith to have played a part in a team that beat them so well ... he can't have been a bad un on his day. Smith had a great game that day... possibly our best player in a very memorable game of football. Sad to hear of is passing at such a young age. I was in the embankment that day (or one half of it) ... me and my brother (and his mate who was a Leeds fan) were sat on the fence at the front when lots of the Leeds fans climbed over. I remember my brothers mate went back over the fence with the Leeds fans ha ha I was absolutely overjoyed when we scored the second and third goals ... great days ... thank you Brian and RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Rest In Peace Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Always sad to hear of a Wanderer, who i remember watching, passing away. And at such a young age. He wasn't a great player, but he was good enough for us at the time. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkonion Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 RIP. Thats no age to go. Condolences to Brians family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie_Hill Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobster Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 RIP Brian As previously said, not the most gifted player on the pitch but he always put a full shift in. He had more energy than the current team put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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