Poshest player ever to play for United

[1973Blade]

OK, I admit its an international break type question! The only one that I can think of is Dave Kitson, who sounded posher than I thought he would!

 

[spongebobblade]

Don’t know about United but back in the 70s when all lads collected football cards (yes cards not stickers) I remember having one with a Norwich player called Forbes Phillipson-Masters. Now for all I know he might have been as common as muck but surely he has to have the poshest name ever of any professional footballer!

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Kitson was certainly the first one that occurred to me. You’d otherwise have to go back to the pre-war years of United stars such as Humphrey Toddrington-Phillips, a winger known for hitting opponents with a cane while the officials weren’t looking, and one-time goalkeeper Walter Cuthbert, who used to play while wearing a monocle.

 

[8lade]

Kitson was certainly the first one that occurred to me. You’d otherwise have to go back to the pre-war years of United stars such as Humphrey Toddrington-Phillips, a winger known for hitting opponents with a cane while the officials weren’t looking, and one-time goalkeeper Walter Cuthbert, who used to play while wearing a monocle.

Alrighty.
What about at the turn of the previous millenium? We had Edward Chatsworth and his butler (unnamed as he wasn't important) as the front two, it was the traditional front pairing of the time, rich man-lackey. Scored loads but many of the goals were his man servants but attributed to Lord Chatsworth as was tradition.
Lackey, lackey.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Kitson was certainly the first one that occurred to me. You’d otherwise have to go back to the pre-war years of United stars such as Humphrey Toddrington-Phillips, a winger known for hitting opponents with a cane while the officials weren’t looking, and one-time goalkeeper Walter Cuthbert, who used to play while wearing a monocle.

Don't forget Walter Barrington-Barrington-Fosdyke, a tricky wing-back from the 30s who used to insist on wearing a cravat.

 

[Melbourne Blade]

I reckon David Tuttle was pretty posh

 

[Silent Blade]

Maybe Jack Almond who played in the 1899 FA Cup final. He was one of the scorers in the 4-1 win against Derby.

Almond was the son of a wealthy Yorkshire brewer and was reported to have inherited between £6,000 and £12,000 when his father died in 1897 - a huge sum of money for the time. After he finished playing it was reported that he was working in the Doncaster locomotive works in 1910 but there is little evidence of what happened to him after that. It was initially reported that he had died in Liverpool in 1912 but there were two reports in the Sheffield press of him attending a game in Leeds in 1931, stating that he was the assistant manager of the Griffin Hotel in the city and was set to move to run a hotel in Bangor.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Sir Chris Wilder

 

[TAMUS]

Ashley Ward nice posh wag and always a clean shirt ,playing or not

 

[BigBed]

Dean Hammond, he was so posh, everyonelse had to play around him!

 

[McGrath]

Don’t know about United but back in the 70s when all lads collected football cards (yes cards not stickers) I remember having one with a Norwich player called Forbes Phillipson-Masters. Now for all I know he might have been as common as muck but surely he has to have the poshest name ever of any professional footballer!

How many packs of cigarettes did you have to smoke a day to collect that card?

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Norrington-Davies sounds like he should be dodging tax and slouching with contempt on a Tory front bench somewhere...

 

[Blade56]

Alrighty.
What about at the turn of the previous millenium? We had Edward Chatsworth and his butler (unnamed as he wasn't important) as the front two, it was the traditional front pairing of the time, rich man-lackey. Scored loads but many of the goals were his man servants but attributed to Lord Chatsworth as was tradition.
Lackey, lackey.

 

[sitwell]

Daniel lafferty went to Peterboro so he was posh. Louis Reed still is.

 

[Silent Blade]

Ted Hemsley went to a grammar school, I think Frank Barlow and Tom Fenoughty too?

 

[sitwell]

Ted Hemsley went to a grammar school, I think Frank Barlow and Tom Fenoughty too?

Abbeydale was a grammar school ,it definitely wasn't posh.

 

[bornablade]

Phil Starbuck must be 'posh' nowadays after the success of his coffee shops.

 

[bornablade]

Abbeydale was a grammar school ,it definitely wasn't posh.

Agree that Abbeydale wasn't posh but Chris Hobbs (not sure if he's a Blade) account of Abbeydale Grammar school is one that portrays an 'elitist' school.

 

[sitwell]

Agree that Abbeydale wasn't posh but Chris Hobbs (not sure if he's a Blade) account of Abbeydale Grammar school is one that portrays an 'elitist' school.

Just looked him up ,never knew that book existed ,and Mathew Bell is a mate. Going to have to badger him for a copy ,it looks really interesting

 

[diode_blade]

Douglas 'Bader' Hodgson....

 

[crucialkneeligaman]

Billy Tightshirt

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Ashley Ward nice posh wag and always a clean shirt ,playing or not

It's a fact his football shirts were never soiled with any sweat.

 

[Sabella's Socks]

George Henry Ivor Baldock
passes the two middle names test.

 

[raimond]

Paul Rogers. Not many investment bankers played for the Blades.

 

[sufcboy95]

James Wilson always came across posh.
Couldn’t stand the wanker

 

[coaxingstar71]

In terms of education, Steve Charles studied at University while he was playing for us and I believe became a teacher after his playing days were over. He was also an excellent badminton player and played in the Sheffield Leagues.

 

[bettsyblade86]

In terms of education, Steve Charles studied at University while he was playing for us and I believe became a teacher after his playing days were over. He was also an excellent badminton player and played in the Sheffield Leagues.

He was my tutor at college and DEFINITELY wasn't posh in the slightest!

 

[WalkelyFan]

He was my tutor at college and DEFINITELY wasn't posh in the slightest!

I worked with him at the College and I agree. a less posh bloke you could hardly imagine.

 

[Shoes_On]

Me'lord Michael Brown

 

[JackSUFC]

Does Horatio Hirst still play for our academy or has he gone to performing with Shakespeare?