davey68
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Who's Who by Shirt Number - No. 5
Next up ...
SHIRT NO. 5
When Roy Race first broke into the first team in 1955 the Number 5 shirt was worn by ANDY McDONALD, who was Rovers' regular centre-half and club captain for the first few seasons ...
When Andy retired at the start of the 1958/59 season he was replaced at centre-half by PADDY RYAN, who won a number of domestic honours with the club ...
When Paddy retired during the 1961/62 season he was replaced OSSIE JONES, a Welsh cente-half who won a number of domestic honours with the club ...
When Ossie left the club to manage Highwood at the start of the 1968/69 season he was intially replaced by DOUGLAS BALLARD, a record signing from Carford United ...
Ballard was sacked following a series of temperamental outbursts after only a few months and was quickly replaced by ANDY CROYDON, who went on to win several domestic and European trophies with the club ...
At the start of the 1973/74 season JIMMY SLADE took over the Number 5 shirt, replacing the injured Andy Croydon, and went on to become an England international and regular trophy winner ...
When Jimmy switched to the Number 6 shirt at the start of the 1979/80 season he was replaced by VIC 'SUPERBRAT' GUTHRIE, who signed from Westbury Town and could play in a number of different positions ...
Following the death of Vic Guthrie during the Basran tragedy central defender BRUNO JOHNSON was signed from Melchester University, playing a key role in the new-look Rovers team until he returned to university in the summer of 1990 ...
I'm not sure who took over the Number 5 shirt from Bruno, so can anyone provide this info?
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10/5/05, 21:36
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Grandad Gosden
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Re: Who's Who by Shirt Number - No. 5
I think it was Des Chapman from the Rovers youth team.
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13/5/05, 6:34
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robvanderovers
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Re: Who's Who by Shirt Number - No. 5
I don't know either, but Andy KERRIGAN wore the shirt from 1999 on.
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13/5/05, 11:18
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