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Post by Jon on Nov 17, 2013 16:18:57 GMT
Breaking news from the Torquay Times 16 April 1926:  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2013 17:56:12 GMT
A trialist from Cork? Who'd have thought it. Didn't we have one of those only last week?
A lad from the Free State. I hope the Black and Tans weren't on his case.
Meanwhile, just twelve months or so later, a baby named Francis O'Farrell was to arrive on the scene in Cork.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2013 19:36:05 GMT
Was D A Roberts actually Dave Roberts of Fordsons FC of whom there is a Wiki article?
According to Wiki that Dave Roberts was English-born and had previously played for Bohemians of Dublin. He moved to Fordsons - who were the forerunners of Cork City and associated with a local Ford tractor factory - in 1925 scoring for them when they won the FAI Cup the following year.
A few years too soon to be a hero of Frank's?
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Post by Jon on Nov 19, 2013 0:14:33 GMT
Was D A Roberts actually Dave Roberts of Fordsons FC of whom there is a Wiki article? According to Wiki that Dave Roberts was English-born and had previously played for Bohemians of Dublin. He moved to Fordsons - who were the forerunners of Cork City and associated with a local Ford tractor factory - in 1925 scoring for them when they won the FAI Cup the following year. Good work Barty. I expect you are right. Michael Joyce has: David A Roberts CF born in Tipton 3 LoI "caps" Started with Shrewsbury Town then Walsall (3 league apps in 1922/23) then Bohemians He only played twice for us with the other game being against Argyle reserves at Home Park - the same opponents and ground as our 2013 Cork trialist. |
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