Best signing per season.. the last 60 years.

[Blade1959]

Now the transfer window has closed,who will be the best signing we have made?

 

[Jan Age]

Higdon

 

[Blade1959]

I’ve made a list of all

Now the transfer window has closed,who will be the best signing we have made?

I’ve made a list of all the signings made over the last 60 years that I think were the best per season
Part 1 1966/67 to 1980/81

66:67 Bill Punton
67/68 Tony Currie
68/69 Eddie Colquhoun
69/70 Bill Dearden
70/71 Trevor Hockey
71/72 Stewart Scullion
72/73 Keith Eddy
73/74 Jim Brown
74/75 David Bradford
75/76 Paul Garner
76/77 Chico Hamilton
77/78 Bobby Campbell
78/79 Alex Sabella
79/80 Barry Butlin
80/81 Bob Hatton

 

[Blade1959]

Part 2 1981/82 to 1995/96

81/82 Keith Edwards
82/83 Kevin Arnott
83/84 Glen Cockerill
84/85 John Burridge
85/86 Ken McNaught
86/87 Peter Beagrie
87/88 Tony Agana
88/89 Brian Deane
89/90 Carl Bradshaw
90/91 Glyn Hodges
91/92 Brian Gayle
92/93 Alan Kelly
93/94 Roger Nilsen
94/95 Carl Veart
95/96 Gordon Cowans

 

[GrunkyPeep]

Now the transfer window has closed,who will be the best signing we have made?

Every predication I make is wrong so I'll go for Mihail Polendakov

 

[Davalon]

2007/08 Gary Speed

 

[Blade1959]

Part 3 1996/7 to 2010/11

96/97 Jan-Aage Fjortoft
97/98 Vas Borbokis
98/99 Rob Kozluk
99/00 Michael Brown
00/01 Peter Ndlovu
01/02 Rob Page
02/03 Paddy Kenny
03/04 Andy Gray
04/05 Derek Geary
05/06 Neil Shipperley
06/07 Rob Hulse
07/08 James Beattie
08/09 David Cotterill
09/10 Ched Evans
10/11 Michael Doyle

 

[Blade1959]

Part 4 2011/12 to 2025/26

11/12 Kevin McDonald
12/13 Jamie Murphy
13/14 Stefan Scougall
14/15 Chris Basham
15/16 Billy Sharp
16/17 Mark Duffy
17/18 George Baldock
18/19 Oliver Norwood
19/20 Oli McBurnie
20/21 Jayden Bogle
21/22 Sydie Peck
22/23 Anel Ahmedhodzic
23/24 Gus Hamer
24/25 Michael Cooper

25/26 ???????

Some seasons were easier than others!!

 

[Nedski]

Part 4 2011/12 to 2025/26

11/12 Kevin McDonald
12/13 Jamie Murphy
13/14 Stefan Scougall
14/15 Chris Basham
15/16 Billy Sharp
16/17 Mark Duffy
17/18 George Baldock
18/19 Oliver Norwood
19/20 Oli McBurnie
20/21 Jayden Bogle
21/22 Sydie Peck
22/23 Anel Ahmedhodzic
23/24 Gus Hamer
24/25 Michael Cooper

25/26 ???????

Some seasons were easier than others!!

19/20 Iliman Ndiaye

He didn't play for a couple of years but I'd still have him in there!

 

[Silent Blade]

I’ve made a list of all

I’ve made a list of all the signings made over the last 60 years that I think were the best per season
Part 1 1966/67 to 1980/81

66:67 Bill Punton
67/68 Tony Currie
68/69 Eddie Colquhoun
69/70 Bill Dearden

Bill Punton was our only signing of the 1966/67 season. We made no signings during the 1969/70 season and then we signed Bill Dearden and John Barnwell after our last league game of the season.

 

[Jon Bon II]

We made no signings during the 1969/70 season and then we signed Bill Dearden and John Barnwell after our last league game of the season.

Typical COH, panic buying when the horse has bolted. Boooooooooo! Get John Hassell and Dick Wragg back!

 

[reedy63]

Easy choice for me, the most Legendary Tony Currie.

 

[Blade1959]

Bill Punton was our only signing of the 1966/67 season. We made no signings during the 1969/70 season and then we signed Bill Dearden and John Barnwell after our last league game of the season.

Yes,that’s why I had to include Bill Dearden in 1969/70 as he played in the County Cup & Gerry Young’s testimonial in that season.

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Part 3 1996/7 to 2010/11

96/97 Jan-Aage Fjortoft
97/98 Vas Borbokis
98/99 Rob Kozluk
99/00 Michael Brown
00/01 Peter Ndlovu
01/02 Rob Page
02/03 Paddy Kenny
03/04 Andy Gray
04/05 Derek Geary
05/06 Neil Shipperley
06/07 Rob Hulse
07/08 James Beattie
08/09 David Cotterill
09/10 Ched Evans
10/11 Michael Doyle

09/10 I think Lee Williamson had a better career with us than Evans, even discounting the obvious. Underrated player who I don't see mentioned often

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Part 3 1996/7 to 2010/11

96/97 Jan-Aage Fjortoft
97/98 Vas Borbokis
98/99 Rob Kozluk
99/00 Michael Brown
00/01 Peter Ndlovu
01/02 Rob Page
02/03 Paddy Kenny
03/04 Andy Gray
04/05 Derek Geary
05/06 Neil Shipperley
06/07 Rob Hulse
07/08 James Beattie
08/09 David Cotterill
09/10 Ched Evans
10/11 Michael Doyle

05/06 Shipperley? Can't remember who we signed, and my memory is perhaps fading me, but was he our best signing?

Perhaps only the best signing for the local kebab shop, who has world record takings, until Mousset came and topped them!

 

[Silent Blade]

Yes,that’s why I had to include Bill Dearden in 1969/70 as he played in the County Cup & Gerry Young’s testimonial in that season.

Yes, I was at the Gerry Young testimonial, I had my eyes on John Barnwell but forgot that we had signed Dearden. When Dearden scored our equaliser at the Leppings Lane End, I asked my dad (we were in the Kop) "who scored", my dad replied "Dearden", I asked him to say his name again but again I didnt get the name so he wrote down "DEARDEN" on his cigarette packet and then I remembered!

 

[Silent Blade]

05/06 Shipperley? Can't remember who we signed, and my memory is perhaps fading me, but was he our best signing?

Perhaps only the best signing for the local kebab shop, who has world record takings, until Mousset came and topped them!

Ifill for me

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Sean Dyche

 

[Houston_Blade]

I’d say Ched Evans can’t have been the best signing that season. Having looked back we signed Kenny in the same season and he was much better for us on the whole.

Evans took 3 seasons and a relegation to be any good, then got sent down before he finished the season.

I’d even argue that Richard Cresswell was a better signing than Evans, we also signed Williamson, he was decent for us from what I remember.

 

[Blade1959]

05/06 Shipperley? Can't remember who we signed, and my memory is perhaps fading me, but was he our best signing?

Perhaps only the best signing for the local kebab shop, who has world record takings, until Mousset came and topped them!

Yes there were others such as Ifill,Gillespie & Unsworth but I’ve based it on when he came back in the team towards the end of the season. His replacements such as Akinbiyi ( Hillsboro goal apart) and Horsfield etc didn’t work imo.

 

[Blade1959]

I’d say Ched Evans can’t have been the best signing that season. Having looked back we signed Kenny in the same season and he was much better for us on the whole.

Evans took 3 seasons and a relegation to be any good, then got sent down before he finished the season.

I’d even argue that Richard Cresswell was a better signing than Evans, we also signed Williamson, he was decent for us from what I remember.

Kenny signed in 2002, but get your point about the others.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Kenny signed in 2002, but get your point about the others.

Oh yeah, he’s listed as a ‘ban?’ rather than a signing! Bizarre.

 

[reedy63]

Silent Blade, the Gerry Young was the first time I went to Wendy's on their Kop as well. I can't recall the score. But if I remember correctly, the crowd was 12k.

 

[Silent Blade]

Silent Blade, the Gerry Young was the first time I went to Wendy's on their Kop as well. I can't recall the score. But if I remember correctly, the crowd was 12k.

Post in thread '1969-70 (55 years ago) match reports and photos'

Apr 25, 2025

25/4/1970

Gerry Young Testimonial match

Wendy 3 (Whitham 2, Warboys) Blades 3 (Dearden, Currie, Staniforth)

I was stood in the Kop with my dad and my cousin and we were probably on the right of the below photo. At the start of the match I had my eyes on John Barnwell to see how good he is. Whitham put Wendy ahead early in the game and we equalised shortly after. I was bemused at our number 11 who got the equaliser as I hadnt recognised him so I asked my dad "Who scored?", "Dearden" , he replied. I was still puzzled and asked him again "who?" so he took out his cigarette packet and pen...

• Silent Blade

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[MadDad38]

If you are going to have Rob Hulse in the list then I’d have Souttar over Cooper for last season.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

05/06 Shipperley? Can't remember who we signed, and my memory is perhaps fading me, but was he our best signing?

Perhaps only the best signing for the local kebab shop, who has world record takings, until Mousset came and topped them!

Lilian Nalis

 

[Blade1959]

If you are going to have Rob Hulse in the list then I’d have Souttar over Cooper for last season.

Fair point, though all the picks I’ve made were permanent. I’m sure we’d have stayed up if Hulse hadn’t got injured, one more goal would have done it.

 

[N20 Blade]

Ifill for me

Tbf most of the summer signings worked (apart from a midfielder whose name escapes me). Unsworth short Gillespie and shipperley provided great experience.

I agree though Ifill was the X factor. Shame how fast he fell away after promotion.

 

[Russ]

Part 2 1981/82 to 1995/96

81/82 Keith Edwards
82/83 Kevin Arnott
83/84 Glen Cockerill
84/85 John Burridge
85/86 Ken McNaught
86/87 Peter Beagrie
87/88 Tony Agana
88/89 Brian Deane
89/90 Carl Bradshaw
90/91 Glyn Hodges
91/92 Brian Gayle
92/93 Alan Kelly
93/94 Roger Nilsen
94/95 Carl Veart
95/96 Gordon Cowans

I’d replace Arnott with Colin Morris. Or does he come under 81/82. He was signed in 82.

 

[Blade1959]

I’d replace Arnott with Colin Morris. Or does he come under 81/82. He was signed in 82.

Yes 81/82