Post by Jon on May 23, 2016 23:55:12 GMT
I couldn't help but think that the chances of any of the players in Saturday's final ever turning up at TUFC are pretty slim. Plenty of connections in the past - noticeably slowing up in recent years. Have I missed any?
1914 - future player Tom Miller plays for Liverpool
1915 - future player Harold Gough plays for Sheffield United
1923 - future manager Billy Butler plays for Bolton
1925 - future player Dave Mercer plays for Sheffield United
1926 - future manager Billy Butler plays for Bolton
1927 - future player and manager Jack Butler plays for Arsenal
1927 - future manager Bob John plays for Arsenal
1929 - future manager Billy Butler plays for Bolton
1930 - future manager Bob John plays for Arsenal
1931 - former player Alec Leslie plays for Birmingham
1932 - future manager Bob John plays for Arsenal
1933 - former player Sid Cann plays for Manchester City
1946 - former player Don Welsh plays for Charlton
1947 - former player Don Welsh plays for Charlton
1948 - future player (only in a friendly) Stan Matthews plays for Blackpool
1951 - future player (only in a friendly) Stan Matthews plays for Blackpool
1953 - future player (only in a friendly) Stan Matthews plays for Blackpool
1956 - future player Gordon Astall plays for Birmingham
1959 - future manager Allan Brown plays for Luton
1964 - future player John Bond plays for West Ham
1964 - future player Ken Brown plays for West Ham
1966 - future player Mike Trebilcock plays for Everton
1967 - future manager Cyril Knowles plays for Tottenham
1968 - future player Tony Brown plays for West Brom
1969 - former and future manager Frank O'Farrell manages Leicester
1970 - future player and manager Dave Webb plays for Chelsea
1971 - future player Eddie Kelly plays for Arsenal
1975 - future assistant manager Alan Slough plays for Fulham
1981 - former reserve team player Milija Aleksic plays for Tottenham
1981 - former player John Bond manages Manchester City
1982 - future player Tony Currie plays for QPR
1984 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1985 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1987 - former player Greg Downs plays for Coventry
1987 - future player Chris Waddle plays for Tottenham
1989 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1991 - future player (only in a testimonial) David Howells plays for Tottenham
1993 - future player Chris Waddle plays for Sheffield Wednesday
1994 - former player Lee Sharpe plays for Manchester United
1995 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1995 - former player Lee Sharpe plays for Manchester United
1996 - former player Lee Sharpe unused sub for Manchester United
1998 - former player Steve Bould unused sub for Arsenal
2014 - former player Liam Rosenior plays for Hull
1914 - future player Tom Miller plays for Liverpool
1915 - future player Harold Gough plays for Sheffield United
1923 - future manager Billy Butler plays for Bolton
1925 - future player Dave Mercer plays for Sheffield United
1926 - future manager Billy Butler plays for Bolton
1927 - future player and manager Jack Butler plays for Arsenal
1927 - future manager Bob John plays for Arsenal
1929 - future manager Billy Butler plays for Bolton
1930 - future manager Bob John plays for Arsenal
1931 - former player Alec Leslie plays for Birmingham
1932 - future manager Bob John plays for Arsenal
1933 - former player Sid Cann plays for Manchester City
1946 - former player Don Welsh plays for Charlton
1947 - former player Don Welsh plays for Charlton
1948 - future player (only in a friendly) Stan Matthews plays for Blackpool
1951 - future player (only in a friendly) Stan Matthews plays for Blackpool
1953 - future player (only in a friendly) Stan Matthews plays for Blackpool
1956 - future player Gordon Astall plays for Birmingham
1959 - future manager Allan Brown plays for Luton
1964 - future player John Bond plays for West Ham
1964 - future player Ken Brown plays for West Ham
1966 - future player Mike Trebilcock plays for Everton
1967 - future manager Cyril Knowles plays for Tottenham
1968 - future player Tony Brown plays for West Brom
1969 - former and future manager Frank O'Farrell manages Leicester
1970 - future player and manager Dave Webb plays for Chelsea
1971 - future player Eddie Kelly plays for Arsenal
1975 - future assistant manager Alan Slough plays for Fulham
1981 - former reserve team player Milija Aleksic plays for Tottenham
1981 - former player John Bond manages Manchester City
1982 - future player Tony Currie plays for QPR
1984 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1985 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1987 - former player Greg Downs plays for Coventry
1987 - future player Chris Waddle plays for Tottenham
1989 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1991 - future player (only in a testimonial) David Howells plays for Tottenham
1993 - future player Chris Waddle plays for Sheffield Wednesday
1994 - former player Lee Sharpe plays for Manchester United
1995 - future player Neville Southall plays for Everton
1995 - former player Lee Sharpe plays for Manchester United
1996 - former player Lee Sharpe unused sub for Manchester United
1998 - former player Steve Bould unused sub for Arsenal
2014 - former player Liam Rosenior plays for Hull