Roger Stafford

[lutleyyeltz]

Anyone remember him?

[Laurel Lane Lamper]

I struggled to but I clearly remember his only match although not him personally;
After our Wembley 1985 triumph against Fleetwood, we were still left with 10 league games to play in May plus a 2-legged League Cup semi, which resulted in the Final also. We played on the 18th, 20th & 21st including home and away against Tividale. Our line-up for the home match on the 20th, won 2-0, was the more familiar:
CALDICOTT MOORE SHERWOOD WARNER RANDLE HEATH HAZLEWOOD SMITH D WESTON JOINSON P JOINSON L sub: PENN
but with the League Cup Final approaching on 23rd May (and also played at Tividale), Paddy Page's selection for the away trip was:
21-May-85 TIVIDALE A 2 2 CHILTON BRADLEY MOORE GUEST LACEY PENN WESTON* STAFFORD WOODHOUSE WHITEHEAD DUNKLEY* sub: NOKES
and this was Stafford's sole start for us.
Our season closed on May 25th with a 0-0 draw at home to Lye, the only home match we failed to score in all season.

[lutleyyeltz]

Thanks for that LLL. I have just moved house and my neighbour is the aforementined R. Stafford.