I really enjoyed watching that again, it bought back some very happy memories of some great Albion players.
As well as some familiar faces, there were, perhaps, some not so familiar:
1. Jock Wallace, goalkeeper and when he finished playing managed Glasgow Rangers for a spell
2. Ray (Panzie) Potter, goalkeeper, his nickname was based on the fact he found it difficult to hold on the ball and nothing else.
3. Bobby Cram, right back a solid, reliable defender and uncle of Steve
4. Keith Smith, center forward not a prolific goalscorer, but with The Tank alongside you, you didn't need to be
5. David Burnside, before getting into the team, he used to keep the fans entertained at half time with his keepie uppies, running with the ball from one end of the pitch to the other without the ball touching the floor. My memory fades me, but I seem to recall him, in a a game, I think, balancing the ball on his shoulder and the side of his head and running and dropping the ball in the opponents goal, it was disallowed for ungentlemanly conduct. I hope I haven't just made that up
My favorite of the time Derek (The Tank) Kevan, what a goalscore he was and his goalscoring record for England was phenomenal, if I recall he averaged over a goal a game at international level.
Don Howe, Bobby Hope, Bobby Robson, Alex Jackson, Graham Williams, Stuart Williams to name but a few of that team that were household names up and down the country. I don't think we could afford players of that quality these days. I apologies to any player I have missed and I'm sure I have.
And club Chairman Major Keys, loathed by supporters as they thought him tight with money, somethings never change, Alan Everiss, club secretary and son of Albion legend Fred Everiss, Jim Gaunt, a local business man and staunch Albion supporter all his life. And manager Archie MaCaulay only lasted a couple of seasons, good wing half in his playing days my dad use to tell me.
Happy, kinder, gentler and less complicated times. COYB!!!!
