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Post by Gary on Nov 1, 2011 15:26:25 GMT
Can anyone remember how many games and goals Daley Thompson played/scored when he was with us it cropped up in a conversation the other day.
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Post by jeremy on Nov 2, 2011 8:46:52 GMT
Will look up and post later Gary
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Post by jeremy on Nov 2, 2011 11:40:39 GMT
Daley Thompson made his Daniels debut on 27 October 1995 at home to Stewarts & Lloyds. It was a Friday night game, I think it drew the club's biggest attendance (500 plus) for about ten years and Stamford won 5-1 with Daley scoring twice and getting an assist or two as well.
He scored in each of the next five matches as well! His last game was on 6 January 1996, in all he played twelve games scoring seven goals. As a double Olympic champion we perhaps shouldn't have been surprised how quick he was, but he was 37 when he joined us.
I think he then went to Mansfield and played in their reserves and was named as a sub once for the first team but didn't get on, possibly a bit of a gimmick! He then went to Ilkeston in the Southern Premier and played for them at centre half the rest of the season, having played up front for us.
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Post by northern uproar on Nov 3, 2011 13:29:47 GMT
Thanks for that Jeremy - I was surprised that he played that many games for us.
I've been trying to recall whether it was that Stewarts and Lloyds game that Sky covered? I know the game they covered was a Friday night game, but for some reason I think it was a cup match against Spalding - a game that we either won 5-3 after extra time, with Daley Thompson scoring at least one goal from the penalty spot; or that we won 5-3 on penalties.
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Post by clipper on Nov 4, 2011 10:45:33 GMT
I remember seeing Daley play in a celebrity match as part of the pre-game entertainment at the 1987 Cov v Spurs cup final and he was the best player on show by an absolute mile, certainly looked good enough to have done it for a living. He scored with the sort of overhead kick that commentators orgasmed over when Rooney did it not so long ago.
I remember when he played for us not only his pace but the amazing height he got when jumping for headers. He was definitely more than just a name, he had some serious ability as a footballer.
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Post by northern uproar on Nov 4, 2011 16:19:57 GMT
Agree with you on his ability Dale, and I seem to remember wasn't averse to the odd sly challenge or two either!
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Post by clipper on Nov 5, 2011 11:07:55 GMT
Agree with you on his ability Dale, and I seem to remember wasn't averse to the odd sly challenge or two either! Surely not   |
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Post by Marc on Nov 5, 2011 13:24:55 GMT
If memory serves me right I seem to remember him flooring an opponent in the S&L game then picking him up as the referee turned round!
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Post by clipper on Dec 16, 2011 14:40:26 GMT
Anyone noticed that Daley is now turning into Sean Connery?   |
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Post by Jaffa on Nov 27, 2023 10:20:20 GMT
I remember seeing Daley play in a celebrity match as part of the pre-game entertainment at the 1987 Cov v Spurs cup final and he was the best player on show by an absolute mile, certainly looked good enough to have done it for a living. He scored with the sort of overhead kick that commentators orgasmed over when Rooney did it not so long ago. I remember when he played for us not only his pace but the amazing height he got when jumping for headers. He was definitely more than just a name, he had some serious ability as a footballer. |
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Post by JAFFA on Nov 27, 2023 10:21:08 GMT
It wasn't an overhead kick but a decent volley..
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