Player Position Change.

[Cheeky Blade]

I know not technically a player but Sam hashimi definitely needs a mention he was a bloke when he first tried to buy us then a woman, then a bloke, now a woman again, very versatile

That probably tops em all…

 

[I should coco]

Billy Sharp started as a striker...turned into a super striker
Actually remember Billy playing in middle of park once

I seem to recall Billy playing stuck out on the wing…thanks Blackwell

Yes, a fox in the box who had been banging them in for our academy, was put on the wing by mastermind Robson.

Deep thinker Blackwell continued this experiment in stupidity.

Oddly, when he left for the second time, Donny decided to play our goal machine up front. This radical thinking proved correct. Who'd have thunk it?

 

[BladeByChoice]

Wasn't brewster signed as a striker?

Most successful rebrand in the clubs history, 23M pound striker to 30k a week cheerleader.

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[O Fletch]

We bought Matt Done as a striker, who had previously been a left back.

i also remember glen hoddle and ruud gullit becoming sweepers.

 

[Jon Bon II]

Warhurst

The play is so much better than the movie.

 

[Jon Bon II]

Malcolm Macdonald was a centre half for Luton before becoming Newcastle's star striker.

 

[bornablade]

Beckenbauer - world class midfielder to a world class sweeper

 

[Houston_Blade]

Alan Wright was played as a sweeper by us, he’d always played left back before I think.

 

[bibbity bobbity boo]

Ruud Gullit - played in just about every position and was world class in them all.

 

[steve26272]

Andy Goram signed as a goalkeeper and was also a goalkeeper

 

[Bell4]

Barry Butlin was a midwife

 

[HillStreet Blade]

Ray Kennedy forward with Arsenal. Bill Shanklys last signing for Liverpool converted by them to a midfielder.

 

[Slug]

Colin would change his players positions based on Sharon's dreams....

 

[ThirdGenBlade]

Reading some of the McBurnie stuff got me thinking if only we could convert him to a CB!
Good in the air, good defending corners, must know all the tricks of the forwards game…

But was this ever really a thing outside of amateur leagues?

Have we ever successfully converted a player from one position to another for which they were then known?

Open to suggest any other clubs with notable players who started out in one position but then became known in another.

Paul Madeley started every position for Leeds other than goalkeeper.

 

[The Fox]

Gribic started as a statue before becoming a goal keeper and then resorting to his former career .

 

[LBA_Blade]

Monty's debut was as a right winger. Had a stormer too, looked a decent player, got a few decent crosses in.

Technically not a RW later he did used to like getting out wide, pretty sure it was Monty that put in the cross for Danny Webber to head home when we beat Newcastle away 1-0