davey68
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Who's Who by Shirt Number - No. 2
Next up ...
SHIRT NO. 2
When Roy Race first broke into the first team in 1955 the Number 2 shirt was worn by DAVE WILLIAMS, who was Rovers' regular right-back for over ten years ...
When Dave was forced to retire through injury after a charity speedway accident the start of the 1966/67 season DEREK MILLAR was promoted from the reserve team, winning several trophies over the next few seasons ...
When Derek left football in the summer of 1971 to become an engineer he was replaced by NOEL BAXTER, who became a mainstay of the team for many years and also became an England international ...
ERROL BRIDGER was promoted from the youth team during an injury crisis in the 1983/84 season and was part of the 1984 FA Cup winning side ...
Following the death of Noel Baxter during the Basran tragedy STEVE 'NOBBY' WOOTEN moved up from the youth team at the start of the 1986/87 season, playing in the right-back position for many years to come ...
Once again, any comments, corrections or further info are more than welcome!
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10/5/05, 7:26
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Nikos64
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Re: Who's Who by Shirt Number - No. 2
Good work, that's all I can add!
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16/5/05, 12:15
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