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    Inspired by the Saints and Wigan combined team thread, I wondered if I could come up with a team of players who played for both clubs.

    Gary Connolly

    Frank Carlton (1950s era)
    Eddie Cunningham
    Lee Gilmore
    Mick Sullivan (1960s)

    Sean Long
    Bobby Goulding

    Andy Platt
    Mickey Higham
    ???????
    Greenwood
    ????????
    ????????

    That's as far as I got. Cunningham and Gilmore could go in the pack but I cant think of any other centres.
    There's Gus O'Donnell but don't know where I could fit him in.

    There was an Aussie prop who did a season at Saints and he was surprised that he became unpopular when he announced he was playing for Wigan the next year bu I cant think of his name.

    Any other suggestions?

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    Default Players who have played for Saints and W

    Quote Originally Posted by Infamous Grouse View Post
    Inspired by the Saints and Wigan combined team thread, I wondered if I could come up with a team of players who played for both clubs.

    Gary Connolly

    Frank Carlton (1950s era)
    Eddie Cunningham
    Lee Gilmore
    Mick Sullivan (1960s)

    Sean Long
    Bobby Goulding

    Andy Platt
    Mickey Higham
    ???????
    Greenwood
    ????????
    ????????

    That's as far as I got. Cunningham and Gilmore could go in the pack but I cant think of any other centres.
    There's Gus O'Donnell but don't know where I could fit him in.

    There was an Aussie prop who did a season at Saints and he was surprised that he became unpopular when he announced he was playing for Wigan the next year bu I cant think of his name.

    Any other suggestions?
    Martin Gleeson for centre. Bryn Hargreaves, Ricky Bibey and Mark Flanagan in the pack.
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    Brett Goldspink is the one you are remembering

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    Quote Originally Posted by brook View Post
    Brett Goldspink is the one you are remembering
    That's the one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Infamous Grouse View Post
    Inspired by the Saints and Wigan combined team thread, I wondered if I could come up with a team of players who played for both clubs.

    Gary Connolly

    Frank Carlton (1950s era)
    Eddie Cunningham
    Lee Gilmore
    Mick Sullivan (1960s)

    Sean Long
    Bobby Goulding

    Andy Platt
    Mickey Higham
    ???????
    Greenwood
    ????????
    ????????

    That's as far as I got. Cunningham and Gilmore could go in the pack but I cant think of any other centres.
    There's Gus O'Donnell but don't know where I could fit him in.

    There was an Aussie prop who did a season at Saints and he was surprised that he became unpopular when he announced he was playing for Wigan the next year bu I cant think of his name.

    Any other suggestions?
    Brian Hogan

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    Bob Blackwood
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Reacher View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by itswide2west View Post
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    SL era: Dwayne West, Tim Jonkers, Stuart Jones, Matty Smith.

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    SL era: Dwayne West, Tim Jonkers, Stuart Jones, Matty Smith.
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    Charlie Creevey in the 1900s. He saw the error of his ways and returned to Saints.

    I only mention this to thank the Saints Heritage site for all the information they put on it. They clearly work hard behind the scenes because Charlie’s biography has been updated to mention a son and grandson who played American Football for Notre Dame University. I seem to be the only one no good at sport!

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    Jeff Clare was my PE teacher / rugby coach at school and he definitely played for Saints albeit only in the A Team. A great guy and we were all scared to death of him as he was huge and took no crap!


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    What about John Butler, as far as I know he was from St Helens but played in the threequarters for Wigan.

    he played for them the season they were relegated(can't remember the year) I think he scored against us in the Good Friday game that season

    i vaguely recall him signing for Saints later on but don't recall him actually playing

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    Back in 1968 we played Wigan in a Lancs cup match (I think) around the middle of December. Brian Hogan, playing for Saints was sent off after a great punch-up with Bill Ashurst. The following day, Wigan signed Hogan and he played (on for another 10 years or so,) against us on the Boxing day game later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hillsider View Post
    Back in 1968 we played Wigan in a Lancs cup match (I think) around the middle of December. Brian Hogan, playing for Saints was sent off after a great punch-up with Bill Ashurst. The following day, Wigan signed Hogan and he played (on for another 10 years or so,) against us on the Boxing day game later.
    If I remember correctly, the fist time we played Wigan after he left he got sent off again. He was fighting with Watson on the touchline in front of the seating stand. I remember Brian hitting Watson and getting one back, he then grabbed the bottom of Watson's jersey and pulled it over his head. He then laid into Cliff while his head and arms were trapped in the jersey.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belgian Saint View Post
    If I remember correctly, the fist time we played Wigan after he left he got sent off again. He was fighting with Watson on the touchline in front of the seating stand. I remember Brian hitting Watson and getting one back, he then grabbed the bottom of Watson's jersey and pulled it over his head. He then laid into Cliff while his head and arms were trapped in the jersey.
    I used to get the same bus as Brian Hogan when he was going to Parr Central and I was going to St Cuthberts. He was a few years older and so there was no danger of ever playing against him. He was scary even then.

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    There was a young prop in the early superleague days but for the life of me I can rememberhis name, red haired guy possibly Stuart?

    I'm obviously getting old!


    Edit: Jones (thanks to the heritage society)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buddy View Post
    There was a young prop in the early superleague days but for the life of me I can rememberhis name, red haired guy possibly Stuart?

    I'm obviously getting old!


    Edit: Jones (thanks to the heritage society)

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    Hi Brian, how was Elevenerife?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Angry Dave View Post
    Hi Brian, how was Elevenerife?
    Didn't go, sorted Greece out for Hune and Peptember though.

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