The Blades player who made me fall in love with football was.....

[Pontefract Blade]

Michael Tonge.....#18

 

[Grecian2000]

Mick Jones #9.

Extra point for anyone who comes up with one who didn't end up playing for Leeds at a later date.

 

[Blade for Sale]

Wally Fucking Downes

 

[Bath Blade]

Tony Agana.

 

[BladeInIreland]

Chris Morgan

 

[Snowman]

Len Allchurch/Alan Woodward - outfield.
Hodgy - keeper

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Hodgy.

 

[Bugboyblade]

Alan Woodward

 

[Oohaah! Bob Bookah!]

Edwards

 

[pommpey]

Alan Woodward and to a finer, lesser extent, Tony Currie.

In fact, I can't really place one above the other.

pommpey

 

[LS5 Blade]

Colin Morris and Keith Edwards!

 

[Boxer Blade]

Has to be currie loved his cocky style because he backed it up with skill

 

[LoxBlade]

Andy Liddell vividly remember watching him put 2 past Villa in the FA Cup!

 

[Sheffsteel]

Has to be currie loved his cocky style because he backed it up with skill

Agree, as a kid I had a pendant on my bedroom wall with the words “Currie walks on water”.
Currie acted like he was the best player in England because when he was on form he was the best player and he knew it.

Although the player that was probably my first major hero was Steve Heighway at Liverpool, then Glen Hoddle at Spurs.

 

[Russ]

Bob Hatton

 

[BerksBlade]

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[Sheffsteel]

Bob Hatton

I heard him referred to on the radio at the time (in the early 80’s) as “the wiley old fox”

 

[Silent Blade]

Although my dad did take me to a few matches at the Lane in the late 1960s, after the matches he would tell my mum at home saying that I am not really "ready" in going to football matches. On January 3rd 1970 I stayed at home watching Grandstand (I was half watching a Rugby League match) and I was aware that the Blades had beaten Everton 2-1 (I dont think I was really aware of the difference between the FA Cup and the League). In the next day my dad watched the highlights of our win against Everton on YTV so I decided to watch it with him. I was impressed with what I saw and was aware that Colin Addison had scored the winner of the match (photo below) so he is probably the player that made me fall in love with the Blades (and football) and then after that I became a Lane regular.

 

[sitwell]

The flying Welshman ,look far right in silents picture

 

[S64 Blade]

Borbokis and Fjortoft (until we sold him after 6 months of me going to my 1st game).

 

[Rusty view]

Paul Beesley......probably. Burnley fa cup game

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Keith Edwards. Legend enough said.

 

[YorkBlade]

Might surprise a few but Mitch Ward. He gave everything, had a wicked penalty on him, supported the club and could play virtually anywhere on the pitch. I've met him twice (sponsored him at York) and he was a genuinely nice and funny bloke.

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

See my profile picture

 

[Snowman]

See my profile picture

Who dat?

 

[Buddy3181]

Brian Deane. At 5 years old hearing 25,000 people chant his name after scoring Just wow.

 

[SuperBobbyHatton]

I think mine is obvious. I think it stems from when he signed my United cap and he seemed to score or set up a goal every time I saw him.

 

[Silent Blade]

The flying Welshman ,look far right in silents picture

 

[GVBlade]

Alan Woodward

 

[originaltrueblade]

Hodgy