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He was a prolific scorer for Horwich & I think at some point turned out for Bolton reserves as a sort of trial which came to nothing.

Pretty sure he scored for Rossendale Utd in that FA cup match at Gigg Lane but I could be wrong , the mists of time etc.

Just checked , took a while, Tony didn’t score for Rossendale in that FA cup game .It was actually another ex-RMI striker Glyn Barker. 
Roy Greaves (2) John Byrom & Chris Duffy for us.

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Bloody hell only just clicked who it was, only knew him as Mr Webber, was my teacher at thornleigh college and my football coach for college. We won a competition with him, in my head I think it was called the Manchester cup or referred to that as that.

An absolute master at man management and getting the best out of you 

He was a top top coach, tough and brutally  honest but if you worked hard he took a liking to you he had no time for anyone who didn’t give a 100%. I always liked him

Sad Sad news im genuinely gutted and annoyed it took me so long to realise.

Sleep Well Mr Webber. 

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9 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Mount for me and @Youri McAnespie which may explain a lot 

I didn't go on to Thornleigh though - I went on to BMC with two others. I was fed up with being hassled about my hair which would've carried on at Thornleigh. I spent most of my college time piping slate 'solid' in The Brooklyn bowling hut.

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Just now, Youri McAnespie said:

I didn't go on to Thornleigh though - I went on to BMC with two others. I was fed up with being hassled about my hair which would've carried on at Thornleigh. I spent most of my college time piping slate 'solid' in The Brooklyn bowling hut.

Thornleigh college had probably a 2:1 girl ratio and a government lottery grant for sports. I was sold

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There was supposed to be a bolton Catholic sixth form, they were hoping to have it at cuthberts but the salesian brothers had a tantrum and they just had thornleigh sixth form instead.. shame that I know me and a lot of others from Joeys would have gone to a bolton Catholic sixth form but didn't bother with thornleigh sixth form. The open day they couldn't have made it more obvious they didn't want us there

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