WHAT IS YOUR
BEST CANVEY TEAM
OF ALL TIME?
In
the match programmes, Steve Ward's Ginger Sex God Column has been asking fans to
nominate their best Canvey team of all time.
A
couple of fans have given us their thoughts which we reproduce here.
What
do you think?
Email us with your team, your thoughts and your ideas and we
will
publish them here.
To
email click here
To help you,
squads from previous years are included at the bottom of the page.
Here are the players who have been nominated for a team
more than once -
From Andy Jones
The best players I have played alongside
(One year minimum at the club)
Brian Horne (GK)
Kevin Lee (Right Back)
Andy Sussex (Left Back)
Steve Ward (Centre Back)
Steve Wiseman (Centre Back) (Capt)
Gary Britnell (Centre Midfield)
Steve Tilson (Left Midfield)
Glenn Pennyfather (Centre Midfield)
Tony Mahoney (Centre Forward)
Simon Liddle (Centre Forward)
Andy McDonald (Right Midfield)
|
From Susan
Gibson
My Dream Team!!!!!!!
Desborough
Britnell
Davidson
Ward
Porter
Brett
Tilson
Stimson
Gregory
Jones
Abrahams |
|
Bill Woolston's best
all-round team is:
Horne
Lee
Ward
Sussex
Duffy
Brett
Pennyfather
Tilson
Jones
Mahoney
Harding |
Bill Woolston's best
attacking team is:
Horne
Lee
Ward
Porter
Sussex
Duffy
Britnell
Stimson
Tilson
Liddle
Mahoney
|
|
In the 99/00 season Canvey could have fielded an all
ex-pro team:
Capleton
Bennett
Dublin
McDonough
Sussex
Williams
Pennyfather
Stimson
Tilson
Gregory
Mahoney
|
Anonymous has submitted
this team:
Desborough
Dublin
Wall
McDonald
Sussex
Lindsey
King
Hazel
Blakeborough
Delea
Cherry |
Mette
Skriver suggests Weston's All Time 11
1. GARY HAROLD
2. RODDY HALL
3. DANNY WESTON
4. PAUL CATES
5. TREVOR BROWNSDON
6. IAN WOSTELL
7. STEVE WHITE
8. KRIS THOMPSON
9. MIKE MARSH
10.ANDY JONES
11. TONY MAHONEY
|
Les Norton's
All Time Greats
HARRISON Ashley
LEE Kevin
ROGERS Scott
WARD Steve
PORTER Steve
STIMSON Mark
TILSON Steve
DUFFY Chris
MAHONEY Tony
JONES Andy
McDONALD Andy |
Dream Team from Bill Overall
G Harrold
S Wiseman
S Ward
C Davidson
P Smith
S Tilson
C Duffy
A Jones
T Mahoney
W Vaughan
G Pennyfather
|
Peter Goulding (former Canvey player, manager and chairman) now living
in the Algarve suggests:
GK Keith Harding
RB Wally Bellett
CB Tim Brown
CB Dave Parry
LB Ray Pitt
MF Gerry Sullivan
MF Sid Woolf
MF Terry Archer
RF Dave Cunningham
CF Gary Heale
LF Peter Taylor
|
Wilf Smith has the interesting idea of a
Best 'Play If They Weren't Suspended' Team
Chris Brackett
Chris Blakeborough
Steve Hibbert
Steve Wiseman
Steve Porter
Glen Pennyfather
Tony Pizzey
Ian Gooden
Tony (????) Potter
Dave Buckingham
Gary Martin
(lets see how many "supporters" remember most of these)
|
Jack Curtis has a
reasonably 'up to date' selection for us
Harrison
Bodley
Chenery
Ward
Kennedy
Duffy
Tilson
Stimson
Jones
Liddle
Vaughan
Manager - Jeff King |
1.ASHLEY HARRISON
(THAT SAVE
FROM DOMINIC IORFA CLASS!)
2.JOHN KENNEDY
(JUST
CLASS)
3.STEVE WARD
(YOU DA MAN!)
4.STEVE PORTER
("COME ON LADS")
5.STEVE WISEMAN
(PUT LEO FORTUNE-WEST IN HIS POCKET)
6.STEVE TILSON
(THANKYOU SOUTHEND)
7.ALAN BRETT
(MY LORD!)
8.KEVIN LEE
(OUR OWN CAPTIAIN MARVEL)
9.ANDY JONES
(ALL TIME TOP GOALSCORER ME THINKS!)
10.TONY MAHONEY
(ONLY WISH HE HAD PLAYED AT FLIXTON,AWSOME!)
11.GLEN PENNYFATHER
(IF ONLY HE HAD LONGER LEGS BRIGHTON HOME)
SUBS:
12.JOHN KEELEY
(JUST FOR WIVENHOE AWAY "THE FOG")
14.MICK BODLEY
("THE GENERAL" BORN LEADER")
15.STEVE PARMENTER
(JUST MISSED OUT ON THE ELEVEN,CHESTER AWAY!)
Submitted by PAUL GIBBONS
(CANVEY TILL I DIE !)
|
GK GARY HAROLD
DEF STEVE WARD
DEF STEVE WISEMAN
DEF STEVE PORTER
DEF JOHN KENNEDY
MID STEVE TILSON
MID ALAN BRETT
MID GLENN PENNYFATHER
MID GARY BRITNELL
FWD ANDY JONES
FWD NEIL GREGORY
SUBS
TONY MAHONEY
LEE BOYLAN
MARK STIMSON (judas)
MICK BODLEY
STEVE PARMENTERThis was
Richard Sparks
submission |
Matt is only a youngster, so he gives his
selection based on some of Canvey's more recent players.
He suggests a 5 - 3 - 2 formation -
GK - Brian Horne
Defence
Ward - Porter - Bodley
Wing backs
Kennedy (right) - Abrahams (left)
Midfield
Brett - Stimson - Tilson
Strikers
Jones - Gregory
|
Matt also points out that we could field a team of ex-pro's
from the present squad
Danny Potter,
(Chelsea, Colchester & Exeter)
Ben Chenery, (Luton,
Cambridge United)
Ross Johnson, (Brighton &
Colchester)
Micky Bennett, (Leyton
Orient, Millwall, Charlton, Brentford & Wimbledon)
John Kennedy, (Ipswich
Town)
Scott Forbes, (Southend
United)
David Gregory, (Ipswich,
Peterborough & Colchester)
Jeff Minton, (Tottenham,
Brighton, Rotheram, Leyton Orient & Port Vale)
Steve Parmenter, (QPR &
Bristol Rovers)
Neil Gregory, (Ipswich,
Peterborough, Torquay & Colchester)
Lee Boylan, (West Ham,
Trelleborg & Exeter)
Substitutes:
Craig Davidson - Southend
United
Matt Jones - Arsenal &
Southend United
Bertie Brayley - West Ham,
QPR & Swindon Town
Chris Duffy - Wigan & Crewe
Paul Cobb - Leyton Orient
Not included in nominations chart above |
Glen Eckett has sent us his list of the most
famous footballers witnessed at a Canvey game and how they might be
organised into a team in 5-3-2 formation -
1. Neville Southall (v Dagenham ESC Final 2002, now
GK coach)
2. Neil Ruddock (at Bishop's Stortford match c/o Bertie Brayley)
3. Julian Dicks (former CIFC player)
4. Alan Hansen (pundit at the Northampton Town match)
5. Paul Parker (manager of Chelmsford City)
6. John Terry (at Dagenham ESC final 2001)
7. Jason Dozzell (former CIFC player)
8. Alan Devonshire (manager of Maidenhead United)
9. Ian Rush (at Chester City FAT semi-final away leg)
10. Garth Crooks (interviewer at the Northampton Town match)
11. Trevor Brooking (commentator for Northampton Town match)
Substitutes
12. Justin Edinburgh (turned up pre-season training)
13. Ben Roberts (v Charlton friendly)
14. Mark Lawrenson (pundit at the Northampton Town match)
15. Marco Gabbiadini (v Northampton Town FAC 2nd Round)
16. Shaun Bartlett (v Charlton Friendly)
And in reserve....
17. David Kerslake (former CIFC player)
18. Jeff Kenna (v Wigan Athletic FAC 1st Round)
19. Martjin Reuser (v Ipswich Town friendly)
20. Peter Fear (v Crawley Town friendly) |
Your team could be here
email your suggestion to
mervyn@canveyfc.com |
The squad for 1998-1999 was:
Management: King, Pennyfather.
Players: Horne, Desborough,
Capleton, Brazier, Sussex, Britnell, Ward, Brett, Tilson, Payne, Lindsey,
Parmenter, Williams, Jones, Hazel, O'Shea, Blakeborough, Donovan, Flain,
Ballard, Barry, Reilly, Porter, Kimble, Liddle, Martin, Mahoney, Quarrel,
Taylor, Dublin.
The squad for 1997-1998 was:
Management: King, Pennyfather.
Players: Horne, Harrison,
Desborough, Marsh, Blakeborough, Lee, Wall, Brett, Tilson, Donovan, Roser,
Sussex, Harding, Joscelyne, Thomson, Benns, Porter, Liddle, Jones, Britnell,
Morrish, Ward, Williams, Purser, Roser, Stevens, Cates, Heale, Harding, Ansell,
Walker.
The squad for 1996-1997 was:
Management: King, Delea.
Players: Keeley, Blakeborough,
Martin, Carrick, Lee, Brett, Mullen, Joscelyne, Britnell, Jones, Hall, Harding,
Delea, Harvey, Roser, Ward, Warner, Hall, Pennyfather, Butler, Porter, Cates,
Pizzey, Taylor, Budd, O'Meara, Marsh, Wood, Munday, Wastell, Butler, Longden,
Mansfield, Mayo, Benns.
The squad for 1995-1996 was:
Management: King, Delea.
Players: Keeley, Desborough, Lee,
Martin, Blakeborough, Porter, Wood, Pennyfather, Groves, Joscelyne, Jones,
Brett, Hall, Mahoney, Pizzey, Britnell, Stittle, Finning, Harding, Howard,
Finken, McDonough, Joscelyne, Hall, Roser, Roast, Gooden, Cherry, Cates, Harold,
Munday, Warner, Delea, Purser, Scott.
The squad for 1994-1995 was:
Management: King, Delea.
Players: Brackett, Lee, Crumpton,
Newbury, Porter, Schneider, Pennyfather, Pizzey, Britnell, Jones, Stitle,
Mahoney, Harvey, Price, Harrold, Somner, Gooden, Newbury, O'Brien, Dziabulewicz,
Finning, Flynn, Bryant, Blakeborough, Green, Porter, Jacobs.
The squad for 1993-1994 was:
Management: King, Delea.
Players: Bracket, Harrold, Fosh,
Doyle, Hibbert, Rogers, Hope, Dziabulewicz, Wiseman, Lee, White, Newbury, Jones,
Mahoney, Bright, Jacobs, Green, Heale, Thacker, Corfield, Delea, Harvey, Porter,
Macdonald, Porter, Brewer, Haywood, Budd, Mercer, Wallace, Jenkins, Franklin,
Hood.
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