Two goals for Jason Seacole ? I was going to say he was the ‘eighties equivalent of Daryl Horgan. His arrival caused quite a stir at the time. Hazy memory suggested to me that he was similarly disappointing but Wikipedia puts me straight. It seems that he was a reasonably prolific goalscorer from midfield with 14 goals in 57 matches.
@micra From what I remember, Jason Seacole was always getting caught offside. Was almost a standing joke. Still, he was part of the great 86-87 promotion side, so he'll do for me.
That looks a good call, Hutch was there then. Could it be that neither team were involved in the FA Cup that day, although I thought Conference sides came in at the 4QR, in October?
I can't find line-ups, only that Wanderers used 20 players and Sutton manager Alan Gane described the game as "quite physical". Crowd was about 450.
@NewburyWanderer, you're right about the offside. Seacole was one of five players to score 10 or more league goals that season, the others being Mark West, Noel Ashford, Andy Graham and Declan Link. I doubt that will happen again for a long time, if ever.
Its complicated. Two clubs in Bradford both played the handling game.
Both went with the Northern (rugby league) code when breaking away from Union (re broken time payments ie professional).
One of them, Manningham, were the first to switch solely to the Association game renaming themselves Bradford City.
Meanwhile Bradford (bare with) played two codes: Rugby League as Bradford Northern and on alternate weeks at their Park Avenue ground football as Bradford. Once Bradford City (Manningham)entered the football league, this forced Bradford to a rename themselves as Bradford P.A. Having failed to get into the Northern League they joined the Southern League! And the Football League a few years later.
The Bradford example of three way code switching is held up in football history circles as a bellwether for the dominance of soccer over rugby and the amateur vs pro dilemma that, arguably, held rugby back for 70 years.
The old Park Avenue ground (now mostly demolished) was an Archibald Leach classic and hosted Yorkshire cricket as well.
side note: Garry Thompson (he of the magic hat & wonder White Hart Lane header) had a short and spectacularly unsuccessful time as manager of P.A.
Yes, 26 to 27, going on 40. He achieved fame very early on in his football career, youngest player for Oxford United since joining the Football League, when aged 16, and the youngest scorer in the FL for them.
After football, he apparently became a woodworking machinist at a furniture factory in Witney. I see there is a Jason Seacole still playing in the lower reaches of the Cherwell Cricket League, for Witney Swifts.
Jason's son, George, is a prolific goalscorer in non-league, notably for North Leigh.
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@bargepole made things a bit too obvious explaining the League Cup draw
Was decent until then I thought
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Thanks @Steve_Peart
Two goals for Jason Seacole ? I was going to say he was the ‘eighties equivalent of Daryl Horgan. His arrival caused quite a stir at the time. Hazy memory suggested to me that he was similarly disappointing but Wikipedia puts me straight. It seems that he was a reasonably prolific goalscorer from midfield with 14 goals in 57 matches.
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How does the League Cup Draw work again? We are all very knew to such things ?
@micra From what I remember, Jason Seacole was always getting caught offside. Was almost a standing joke. Still, he was part of the great 86-87 promotion side, so he'll do for me.
Any advances on Andy Robinson being jumped on by Simon Hutchinson (I think it may be too early for him in truth), with Mark West just behind?
Nice one, thanks. "And each successive shot was another loud, fateful rap on the crossbar of my undoing."
That looks a good call, Hutch was there then. Could it be that neither team were involved in the FA Cup that day, although I thought Conference sides came in at the 4QR, in October?
I can't find line-ups, only that Wanderers used 20 players and Sutton manager Alan Gane described the game as "quite physical". Crowd was about 450.
Edit - Sutton won 1-0.
Looking at goalscorers prior to the game, I think it is Mickey Nuttell being jumped on. He scored against Yeovil and Altrincham at home.
@NewburyWanderer, you're right about the offside. Seacole was one of five players to score 10 or more league goals that season, the others being Mark West, Noel Ashford, Andy Graham and Declan Link. I doubt that will happen again for a long time, if ever.
Its complicated. Two clubs in Bradford both played the handling game.
Both went with the Northern (rugby league) code when breaking away from Union (re broken time payments ie professional).
One of them, Manningham, were the first to switch solely to the Association game renaming themselves Bradford City.
Meanwhile Bradford (bare with) played two codes: Rugby League as Bradford Northern and on alternate weeks at their Park Avenue ground football as Bradford. Once Bradford City (Manningham)entered the football league, this forced Bradford to a rename themselves as Bradford P.A. Having failed to get into the Northern League they joined the Southern League! And the Football League a few years later.
The Bradford example of three way code switching is held up in football history circles as a bellwether for the dominance of soccer over rugby and the amateur vs pro dilemma that, arguably, held rugby back for 70 years.
The old Park Avenue ground (now mostly demolished) was an Archibald Leach classic and hosted Yorkshire cricket as well.
side note: Garry Thompson (he of the magic hat & wonder White Hart Lane header) had a short and spectacularly unsuccessful time as manager of P.A.
Was Jason Seacole aged somewhere between 25 and 27 when that photo was taken?
From childhood days I remember Accrington Stanley (1962) & Bradford Park Avenue (1970) as clubs exiting the football league.
Thank you @perfidious_albion !
Yes, 26 to 27, going on 40. He achieved fame very early on in his football career, youngest player for Oxford United since joining the Football League, when aged 16, and the youngest scorer in the FL for them.
After football, he apparently became a woodworking machinist at a furniture factory in Witney. I see there is a Jason Seacole still playing in the lower reaches of the Cherwell Cricket League, for Witney Swifts.
Jason's son, George, is a prolific goalscorer in non-league, notably for North Leigh.
Looks to me like it's someone jumping on Mickey Nuttell's back