Trevor Hockey

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Blackheath Blade said:
I count myself incredibly lucky to have seen Trevor Hockey play for the Blades in the early seventies.
One can only imagine how much he would have been worth in todays game. An immense footballer.
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Saw him as well BB, he wouldn't ever have finished a game if playing today against these prima donas.
 
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One of my all time heroes of English football, not just The Blades. As my name is soooo similar to his, when we played '3 and in', I was always Trevor Hockey or Tony Currie. Trevor, first choice.

Just to show I am an old git, "They just don't make 'em like Trevor Hockey anymore!"
 
Hmmmm.. Trevor Hockey.. came in and did a good job to seal the promotion run, burnt brightly in that memorable early season run the following year, but faded into mediocrity fairly quick.
Harris unloaded him and replaced with Keith Eddy, some would say a far better footballer and no mean ball winner too.
Hockey briefly did a great job but didn't survive long in an age where players remained at clubs far longer than today.
I never totally bought into the 'legend' bit missen.
 
LSF said:
Hmmmm.. Trevor Hockey.. came in and did a good job to seal the promotion run, burnt brightly in that memorable early season run the following year, but faded into mediocrity fairly quick.
Harris unloaded him and replaced with Keith Eddy, some would say a far better footballer and no mean ball winner too.
Hockey briefly did a great job but didn't survive long in an age where players remained at clubs far longer than today.
I never totally bought into the 'legend' bit missen.
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I agree. Why would you laud a man who put everything on the line every second of every game he played when we had Hammond.
I too was lucky enough to see all his home games and most away and a finer leader,inspiration and character you could never have wished for.
The weighty mantle of Blades Legend sits comfortably on his shoulders.
Hope he's in good footballing and musical company upstairs in that Great Gig In The Sky.
 
Before he came to us he used to get some right stick from the fans because of his appearance and style ( probably like other clubs he played against) the fans hated him, but once we bought him the fans loved him, for the same reasons we hated him! Triumph herald vitesse, blue suede, regularly outside the penny farthing (not a Friday of course) but often on a Saturday night, as were a lot of United and Wendy players, mingled and talked to the fans, seems light years ago. Once had an argument in penny farthing with a Wendy player who's name escapes me but ran a pub up Fulwood, just up from hangingwater, and woody and Mick spieght calmed it down, sounds unreal today, great memories though, and a great read, cheers for posting it.
 
Proper away kit, yer can shove yer orange/black up yer arses.

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Boxer Blade said:
Before he came to us he used to get some right stick from the fans because of his appearance and style ( probably like other clubs he played against) the fans hated him, but once we bought him the fans loved him, for the same reasons we hated him! Triumph herald vitesse, blue suede, regularly outside the penny farthing (not a Friday of course) but often on a Saturday night, as were a lot of United and Wendy players, mingled and talked to the fans, seems light years ago. Once had an argument in penny farthing with a Wendy player who's name escapes me but ran a pub up Fulwood, just up from hangingwater, and woody and Mick spieght calmed it down, sounds unreal today, great memories though, and a great read, cheers for posting it.
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Pub would have been The Rising Sun I assume, and Mick Speight was one of my earliest memories of the Blades, first player I saw that had fluorescent stripes on the side of his boots, pestered my mum and dad for a similar pair for Christmas (which I got).

Trevor Hockey - a Blades legend from a great era.
 

Boxer Blade said:
Before he came to us he used to get some right stick from the fans because of his appearance and style ( probably like other clubs he played against) the fans hated him, but once we bought him the fans loved him, for the same reasons we hated him! Triumph herald vitesse, blue suede, regularly outside the penny farthing (not a Friday of course) but often on a Saturday night, as were a lot of United and Wendy players, mingled and talked to the fans, seems light years ago. Once had an argument in penny farthing with a Wendy player who's name escapes me but ran a pub up Fulwood, just up from hangingwater, and woody and Mick spieght calmed it down, sounds unreal today, great memories though, and a great read, cheers for posting it.
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Graham Pugh?
 
seanbeenstattoo said:
I agree. Why would you laud a man who put everything on the line every second of every game he played when we had Hammond.
I too was lucky enough to see all his home games and most away and a finer leader,inspiration and character you could never have wished for.
The weighty mantle of Blades Legend sits comfortably on his shoulders.
Hope he's in good footballing and musical company upstairs in that Great Gig In The Sky.
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Hammond? You mean Harry Hammond?
 
Blade in Brid said:
Seem to remember one game where he got up and played on with a broken leg.
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Against Man City in February 1972. He carried on running gingerly for about 2 minutes after tackling Mike Doyle and then collapsed in agony. Cec Coldwell lifted him up from the pitch.

I remember a home match in the promotion season (maybe against Sunderland) he had blood wound on his forehead after a clash of heads and he was taken to the dressing room but he was quickly back on the pitch with a head bandage. The crowd cheered him back on the pitch
 
Silent Blade said:
Against Man City in February 1972. He carried on running gingerly for about 2 minutes after tackling Mike Doyle and then collapsed in agony. Cec Coldwell lifted him up from the pitch.

I remember a home match in the promotion season (maybe against Sunderland) he had blood wound on his forehead after a clash of heads and he was taken to the dressing room but he was quickly back on the pitch with a head bandage. The crowd cheered him back on the pitch
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Cheers Silent,couldnt remember the specific game
 
Boxer Blade said:
Before he came to us he used to get some right stick from the fans because of his appearance and style ( probably like other clubs he played against) the fans hated him, but once we bought him the fans loved him, for the same reasons we hated him! Triumph herald vitesse, blue suede, regularly outside the penny farthing (not a Friday of course) but often on a Saturday night, as were a lot of United and Wendy players, mingled and talked to the fans, seems light years ago. Once had an argument in penny farthing with a Wendy player who's name escapes me but ran a pub up Fulwood, just up from hangingwater, and woody and Mick spieght calmed it down, sounds unreal today, great memories though, and a great read, cheers for posting it.
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Spot on and remember the blue velvet Vitesse very well.
 
First time i laid eyes on Trevor he was playing Birmingham at BDTBL,he was running round trying smash everyone up in red/white stripes,sure he got sent off ?

The rest is history.
 
GRUMPY BLADE said:
Proper tackle as well, yer can shove yer premiership/champions league and world cups up yer arse as well.

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Is that Mike Bailey of Wolves? Another one who gave 100%.

Remember the game at Forest at the start of that season 1971. Sure one of their goals was a mistake by Ted. Trevor went over and had a few words to lift him. A true leader. Went on to win 3-2 and the run continued.
 
August 12th 1972. First League match of the season at St Andrews as we play newly promoted Birmingham City. Early in the game Bob Latchford put Birmingham ahead. Hockey was booed by Birmingham every time he touched the ball but he hit a good equaliser from outside the box that flew over the head of City's keeper Paul Cooper. Woody scored our winner in the 2nd half. I remember the headline in one of the papers in the next day "HOCKEY SHUTS UP THE BOO BOYS". The photo below is from that match and it looks like Hockey was having the last laugh at the Birmingham fans

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Silent Blade said:
August 12th 1972. First League match of the season at St Andrews as we play newly promoted Birmingham City. Early in the game Bob Latchford put Birmingham ahead. Hockey was booed by Birmingham every time he touched the ball but he hit a good equaliser from outside the box that flew over the head of City's keeper Paul Cooper. Woody scored our winner in the 2nd half. I remember the headline in one of the papers in the next day "HOCKEY SHUTS UP THE BOO BOYS". The photo below is from that match and it looks like Hockey was having the last laugh at the Birmingham fans

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I used to work with a Brum fan and it seemed that Hockey was well remembered by them. Well, by this bloke anyway.
 

Boxer Blade said:
Well done Sean, Graham pugh, just got home and have been racking my brain trying to remember his name, long time ago.
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Graeme Pugh ran the Rising Sun Sunday side we played them in a cup match we were mostly Blades he didn't finish the game.
 
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