Royal Loyals FC
"These are stand-up men, who are the sort that you'd want to stand side by side with, before you went over the top.
Most of the players are One-Club men, who have shown loyalty to their clubs, team-mates, employers and fans, and have played with pride in the shirt they adorned."
The 1950's (Cigarette Cards & Brylcream)
Squad –
| Ron Stitfall (Cardiff 47’-64’ 402 app) |
Gil Merrick (Birmingham 46’-60’ 485app) |
Ken Coote (Brentford 49’-64’ 559app) |
| Hugh Kelly (Blackpool 43’-60’ 428app) |
Bobby Combe (Hibs 46’-57’ 263app) |
Lawrie Reilly (Hibs 46’-59’ 253app) |
| Johnny Dixon (Villa 45’-61’ 430app) |
Jimmy Wheeler (Reading 48’-64’ 406app) |
Ron Shaw (Torquay 46’-58’ 384app) |
| Eddie Turnbull (Hibs 46’-59’ 349app) |
Harry Bamford (Bristol R 45’-58’ 486app) |
Geoff Bradford (Bristol R 49’-64’ 462app) |
| Manager – Stan Cullis (Wolves 48’-64’) |
Assistant Manager – Hugh Shaw (Hibs 48’-62’) |
Coach – Bob Jackson (Pompey 47’-52’) |
The 1960's (Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll)
Squad –
| George Cohen (Fulham 56’-69’ 459 app) |
Ronnie Moran (Liverpool 52’-68’ 343app) |
Colin Baker (Cardiff 53’-66’ 294app) |
| Alan Harrington (Cardiff 52’-66’ 348app) |
Brian Miller (Burnley 55’-66’ 379app) |
Doug Smith (Dundee Utd 58’-76’ 456app) |
| Glyn James (Blackpool 60’-75’ 399app) |
Alan Smith (Torquay 57’-69’ 278app) |
Bryan Douglas (Blackburn 52’-69’ 438app) |
| Harold Jarman (Bristol R 59’-73’ 452app) |
John Angus (Burnley 56’-72’ 439app) |
Tommy Traynor (Soton 52’-66’ 434app) |
| Manager – Matt Busby (Man Utd 45’-69’) |
Assistant Manager – Bill Shankly (Liverpool 59’-74’) |
Coach – Ron Greenwood (West Ham 61’-74’) |
The 1970's (Glam, Rock, Disco, Punk & Perms)
Squad –
| Steve Perryman (Spurs 69’-86’ 854app) |
Joe Wark (Motherwell 65’-85’ 459app) |
Sammy Mcilroy (Man Utd 70’-82’ 342app) |
| Brian Stubbs (Notts C 68’-80’ 426app) |
Billy Bonds (West Ham 67’-88’ 663app) |
Peter Lorimar (Leeds 62’-79’ 499app) |
| Colin Bell (Man City 66’-79’ 394app) |
Derek Johnstone (Rangers 70’-83’ 353app) |
Tony 'Bomber' Brown (West Brom 63’-80’ 574app) |
| John Forrest (Bury 66’-80’ 430app) |
John Hansen (Partick Thistle 67’-78’ 216app) |
Ian Twitchin (Torquay 69’-81’ 400app) |
| Manager – Bob Paisley (Liverpool 74’-83’ - Manager) |
Assistant Manager – Joe Fagan (Liverpool 74’-85’) |
Coach – Ronnie Moran (Liverpool 66’-98’) |
The 1980's (Greed is good ... but these fellas are definately not greedy)
Squad –
| David O'Leary (Arsenal 75’-93’ 558app) |
Simon Garner (Blackburn 78’-92’ 484app) |
Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton 76’-90’ 358app) |
| Ian McAllister (Ayr Utd 77’-91’ 585app) |
Alan Hansan (Liverpool 77’-91’ 620app) |
Colin Cowperthwaite (Barrow 77’-92’ 704app) |
| Gary Shaw (Villa 78’-88’ 165app) |
Ian Rush (Liverpool 80’-87' / 88’-96' 469app) |
Graeme Sharp (Everton 80’-91’ 306app) |
| Neville Southall (Everton 81’-98’ 528app) |
Paul Davis (Arsenal 78’-95’ 351app) |
Alan Devonshire (West Ham 76’-90’ 358app) |
| Manager – Brian Clough (Notts F 75’-93’) |
Assistant Manager – John Lyall (West Ham 75’-89’) |
Coach – Colin Harvey (Everton 83’-90’) |
The 1990's (Not so many 'One-Team' men)
Squad –
| Steve Potts (West Ham 85’-02’ 399app) |
Francis Benali (Soton 88’-05’ 311app) |
Ray Parlour (Arsenal 91’-04’ 339app) |
| Ross Caven (Queen's P 82’-02’ 532app) |
Nigel Gibbs (Watford 83’-02’ 407app) |
Darren Anderton (Spurs 92’-04’ 305app) |
| Ian Wright (Arsenal 91’-98’ 279app) |
Steve Bull (Wolves 86’-99’ 300app) |
Gary Mabbutt (Spurs 82’-98’ 482app) |
| Peter Schmeichel (Man Utd 91’-99’ 292app) |
Mike Davies (Blackpool 84’-95’ 310app) |
Marvin Johnson (Luton 87’-02’ 373app) |
| Manager – Alex Ferguson (Man Utd 86’-09’) |
Assistant Manager – Brian Kidd (Man Utd 91’-98’) |
Coach – Dario Gradi (Crewe 83’-07’) |
The 2000's (Aug2000 - May2009 The Autobiographers and Transfer Rumours, and erm Shola Ameobi)
Squad –
| Wes Brown (Man Utd 96' - Present) |
Steven Harper (Newcastle 93’ - Present) |
Sami Hyypia (Liverpool 99’-09’ 318app) |
| Linvoy Primus (Pompey 00’ - Present) |
Darren Stride (Burton 93’ - Present) |
Kevin O'Connor (Brentford 99’ - Present) |
| Hugh Murray (St Mirren 97’ - Present) |
Steve Fletcher (Bournemouth 92’-07’ / 09' - Present) |
Ledley King (Spurs 98’ - Present) |
| Marcus Hahnemann (Reading 01’ - Present) |
Noel Bailie (Linfield 89’ - Present) |
Danny Coid (Blackpool 98’ - Present) |
| Manager – Arsene Wenger (Arsenal 96’ - Present) |
Assistant Manager – Pat Rice (Arsenal 96’ - Present) |
Coach – John Coleman (Accrington Stanley 99’ - Present) |