Friday goalies quiz

[Darren]

By my calculation, since sub goalies came in in 1992, we have had 20 goalies who sat in the bench in proper games (i.e. league, FA Cup or League Cup) but never made a proper first team appearance.

How many can you get?

 

[Rodders]

Everyone's favourite Semi Pro goalkeeper / manager

 

[Balham]

I can't really remember random squad players before about 2006 but I'm pretty sure of these 6:

Jamie Annerson
George Willis
Mikhel Aksalu
Danny Coyne
Kevin Blackwell
Justin Haber

Did Matt Duke ever make an appearance?

Not sure if Darren Ward ever made the bench?

 

[Darren]

I can't really remember random squad players before about 2006 but I'm pretty sure of these 6:

Jamie Annerson
George Willis
Mikhel Aksalu
Danny Coyne
Kevin Blackwell
Justin Haber

Did Matt Duke ever make an appearance?

Not sure if Darren Ward ever made the bench?

Duke never made an appearance, so we have 7. Ward was never on the bench.

 

[highpeakblade]

Carl Ikeme?
Aidan Davison?
Kristian Rodgers?
Paul Gerrard?
Carl Muggleton?
Sasa Ilic?
Frank Talia?

 

[highpeakblade]

I remember Richard Wright signing in recent years and spending his time with us on the Physios treatment table whilst picking up a pay packet but if I remember rightly he played for us because I seem to remember him being down for ages and going off injured?

 

[cooperblade]

Paul Heritage?

 

[Kenilworth]

Paul Heritage?

Sounds like a long time ago that one, Coops

 

[Darren]

Carl Ikeme?
Aidan Davison?
Kristian Rodgers?
Paul Gerrard?
Carl Muggleton?
Sasa Ilic?
Frank Talia?

All of those played except Ilic (albeit Muggleton as a foward), so now we have 8.

 

[Darren]

Paul Heritage?

He was on the 96-97 pre-season photo, but I don't believe he was ever on the bench. I stand toi be corrected on that one though.

 

[Caveblade]

Matt Duke? Didn't we have a keeper from Estonia at one point?

 

[JohnDenver]

Matt Duke? Didn't we have a keeper from Estonia at one point?

Aksalu?

What about Salvatore Bibbo. Can't forget a name like that.

 

[Darren]

Aksalu?

What about Salvatore Bibbo. Can't forget a name like that.

Yep, that's 10.

Bibbo played in the Anglo-Italian Cup, but I am not counting that.

 

[Darren]

Sorry 9, we've had Aksalu. Also a recount shows I only have 19, so 10 to go.

 

[SotonBlade]

Phil Kite??
Jim Leighton?

 

[SotonBlade]

Dibble

 

[Darren]

Dibble

Yes to Leighton and Dibble. Kite played some games. We have 12 now.

 

[BerksBlade]

Lawrence Thomas (Aussie triallist) was on the bench for one game at the end of 2011

 

[Darren]

Lawrence Thomas (Aussie triallist) was on the bench for one game at the end of 2011

Yep - 7 to go

A clue: 5 were youth players, 1 a loanee and 1 neither.

 

[Revolution]

kid against Southampton in 1992-3. Danny wainwright?

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

Paul Barnes? The lad from Blackpool?

 

[Darren]

kid against Southampton in 1992-3. Danny wainwright?

Yep. 6 left.

 

[Darren]

Paul Barnes? The lad from Blackpool?

Phil Barnes. He played a few games.

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

What about Gary Kelly? I think he was about 38 or something when we signed him?

 

[Darren]

What about Gary Kelly? I think he was about 38 or something when we signed him?

He played in the last game of the 2002-03 season when Paddy was rested.

 

[BerksBlade]

You could probably have a follow-up quiz: "keepers who only played one game"

 

[BerksBlade]

Have we had Tom Evans yet - think he may have made the bench in a cup game or two?

 

[Darren]

Have we had Tom Evans yet - think he may have made the bench in a cup game or two?

He was sub at Reading on 17/9/94, so 5 left now.

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

Unless I'm mistaken Alan Fettis joined on loan at the same time as Lee Baxter and started on the bench during a goalkeeping crisis. He then promptly started the next game following Baxter's hideous debut. That's purely from memory and may be wrong.

Also was Baxter demoted to the bench after that or did we just fook him off?

 

[Darren]

Unless I'm mistaken Alan Fettis joined on loan at the same time as Lee Baxter and started on the bench during a goalkeeping crisis. He then promptly started the next game following Baxter's hideous debut. That's purely from memory and may be wrong.

Also was Baxter demoted to the bench after that or did we just fook him off?

Fettis replaved Baxter at HT at Burnley on 6/12/03 and Baxter never got near a game afterwards,