Showing posts with label Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper. Show all posts

3.12.15

Tinsley Lindley


Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper (23.11.90)

Lindley was England's leading goalscorer before Steve Bloomer.  He scored 14 goals in 13 internationals.




12.11.15

Jimmy Brogan






































































                                                                      Lloyd's Weekly London  Newspaper  (15.11.91)

Jimmy Brogan scored 6 goals on his debut in senior football in 1883 (Hibernian beating Edina 10-1 in the Scottish Cup). Brogan joined Heart of Midlothian the following season and then moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1884.  He joined Bolton after appearing  for  Heart of Midlothian in a Boxing Day friendly against  Blackburn Rovers.
I don't have access to statistics from thre pre Football League years, but from 1888-92 Brogan made 82 first team appearances for Bolton , scoring 30 goals. 

23.10.15

Alf Milward


Lloyd's Weekly London  Newspaper 17.01.92
Joining Everton from Marlow in 1888, Alf Milward made 225 first team appearances for the Toffees in 9 seasons,scoring 95 goals. He then spent 1 season at New Brighton Tower before moving back south and playing for Southampton and New Brompton in the Southern League. 
Milward represented England 4 times (spread over 6 years), scoring 3 goals.